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The Age of Empire: 1875-1914

The Age of Empire: 1875-1914

Read Between The Lines · Eric Hobsbawm

November 8, 202524m 30s

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Step into the world just before it shattered. Between 1875 and 1914, a confident 'Belle Époque' saw a handful of empires claim dominion over the globe. But this gilded peace was an illusion.

Topics

New ImperialismCapitalismNationalismBourgeoisieBelle ÉpoqueFin de siècleOrigins of World War IColonialismMass PoliticsScramble for AfricaLabor MovementSocialismGlobal EconomyMonopoly CapitalismModernismMarxist HistoryLong Nineteenth CenturyGreat PowersSocial Darwinism