Tarih
The Short 20th Century (1914–1991)
CevvelaTarih
The Short 20th Century (1914–1991)
Eric Hobsbawm · Everest Yayınları · 1994
7
Cevvela Score
7.3 (3.579 oy)
Reader Score
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.
Quotes from Cevvela
“The twentieth century is the most perfect laboratory the human mind has used to destroy itself.”
“Ideologies are the most ornate way of persuading the masses to kill.”
“The short twentieth century began with hope and ended in great ruin.”
“The interests of states never coincide with human dignity.”
“History is a bloody repetition written by those who do not learn from their mistakes.”
Reader Quotes
No approved reader quotes yet.
Rate as a reader
Choose a score from 1 to 10. It saves immediately; one vote per device for this book.
Reader Score: 7.3 / 10(3.579 votes)
Reader Comments
No approved reader comments yet.
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.