British Marxist historian who wrote the most authoritative narrative history of the 19th and 20th centuries and remained a committed Communist Party member until his death.
The Age of Revolution / The Age of Capital / The Age of Empire / Age of Extremes: a four-volume history of the world from 1789 to 1991 — the most comprehensive Marxist narrative history. The Invention of Tradition (edited with Terence Ranger): many apparently ancient traditions are modern inventions that serve ideological purposes. Bandits: a social history of social banditry.
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