Matthew Myers

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January 1976: British historian Eric Hobsbawm was totally dedicated to amassing knowledge and thinking deeply about broad historical trends, resulting in accessible and elegantly written books. (Photograph by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)

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Long Read | An uncommon historian

Eric Hobsbawm wasn’t just a historian of the 20th-century communist movement: he was part of it.

By: Matthew Myers
17 Apr 2019