The Age of Capital

1848–1875

About this book

The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1975. It is the second in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century" (coined by Hobsbawm), preceded by The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848 and followed by The Age of Empire: 1875–1914. A fourth book, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991, acts as a sequel to the trilogy.

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Subjects

  • cultural history
  • economic history
  • economic history, 1750-1918
  • economics
  • europe, history, 19th century
  • history, modern, 19th century
  • modern history
  • mythology
  • united states, history, 1783-1865
  • united states, history, 1865-1898
  • world history