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The Short 20th Century (1914–1991)

Eric Hobsbawm

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The Short 20th Century (1914–1991)

Eric Hobsbawm · Everest Yayınları · 1994

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Summary

A shocking historical analysis of "The Age of Extremes," spanning the period from the outbreak of World War I to the collapse of the Soviet Union and chronicling the bloodiest, most ideological, and most polarized century in human history.

Cevvela Comment

Hobsbawm writes about history not merely as a chronology, but as a laboratory where humanity has gone mad. He exposes the sea of blood behind the “lofty” myths of ideologies. From fascism to communism, from capitalism to the Cold War, he describes how states mechanized people, reducing them to mere statistics. Once you realize how the ideologies you defend today—the flags and beliefs for which you’ve died—buried millions of people in the 20th century for nothing, you’ll be repulsed by the cold lies of politics. History is the executioner of forgetful societies.

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“Yirminci yüzyıl, insan aklının kendini yok etmek için kullandığı en mükemmel laboratuvardır.”
“İdeolojiler, kitleleri cinayete ikna etmenin en süslü yoludur.”
“Kısa 20. yüzyıl, umutla başlayıp büyük bir enkazla sona ermiştir.”
“Devletlerin çıkarı, hiçbir zaman insanın onuruyla uyuşmaz.”
“Tarih, hatalarından ders almayanların yazdığı kanlı bir tekrardır.”

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