Download or read book The Age of Capital written by Eric J. Hobsbawm and published by Phoenix. This book was released on 2000 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this history of the years 1848-1875, the author's intention is not to summarize facts, but rather to draw facts together into a historical synthesis, make sense of the period and trace the roots of the present world back to it.