Eric Hobsbawm

An academicus/literati roundup: Citizenship after orientalism at Open Democracy, Good practices for university open-access policies, Open Courses and more…

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Citizenship after orientalism – an introduction from open Democracy News Analysis – by Engin Isin Introducing this week’s guest theme. Engin Isin holds a Chair in Citizenship and is Professor of Politics in Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University. He has published widely on the politics of … Read more

R.I.P: Eric Hobsbawm, the great British Marxist historian, public intellectual…

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Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, CH, FBA, FRSL (9 June 1917 ? 1 October 2012) was a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author. His best known works include the trilogy about the long 19th century: The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789?1848, The Age of Capital: 1848-1875 and The Age of Empire: 1875?1914; and an edited volume which introduced the influential idea of ‘invented traditions‘. via Wikipedia I … Read more