Interesting recap, but like doesn't really address whether Hobsbawn's persistent irrational Stalinism affected his historical / historiographical judgment. Hard to separate from wider negative influences of Marxian analysis I'd guess.
The Century of Eric Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm’s enduring power lay in his ability to synthesize vast historical processes into compelling narratives that made the modern world legible. Yet, argues Traverso, the celebrated Marxist historian
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