Link of the Day October 1 2012: The death of Eric Hobsbawm

Karl Marx (1818-1883) (Photo credit: Wikipedi

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 The death of Eric Hobsbawm, the leftist historian, robs the world of one of its most stimulating minds. A convinced Marxist until the end of his life, his writings and political musings constitute always a deep pool of wisdom into which one might dive at moments of difficulty.  I remember the effect that   reading the last volume of his history of Britain, The Short 20th Century, had on me: I felt like he was describing my life, and my attitudes towards the world. And for the benefit of readers I direct their attention to probably the last long interview he ever granted, published in the Observer, London, and written by Tristram Hunt, now a Labour MP in England. Hobsbawm’s musings on the recent history of the global economy make fascinating reading.