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This document provides biographical details and political context about historian Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm (1917-2012). It discusses how he came from a Jewish family in Europe in the early 20th century and was shaped by witnessing the rise of fascism and anti-semitism. As a young intellectual in this environment, Hobsbawm felt Marxism was the only option that offered a future, as liberalism and nationalist movements tended to be anti-semitic. The document examines Hobsbawm

Author

Paulo Rodrigues

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