The Age of Empire: 1875–1914 by Eric Hobsbawm

The Age of Empire by Eric Hobsbawm is a history of the years 1875–1914, the age of high imperialism that ended with the First World War.

The book follows the rivalries of the great powers, the partition of the world into empires, and the social and economic changes that transformed Europe and its colonies. It shows how an era of apparent stability carried within it the tensions that would erupt in 1914.

What readers will explore:

• Imperialism and the rivalry of the great powers, 1875–1914
• Empire, economy and society in the late nineteenth century
• The world divided and the tensions beneath stability
• The road to the First World War

Who this book is for: Readers interested in imperial history, nineteenth-century Europe, and the origins of the First World War.

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