Cliched though it may sound, the passing away of Eric Hobsbawm represents the end of an era. It is not very often that the death of an historian is covered by all the major dailies in the world, particularly if the historian in question happens to be an unrpentant Marxist. But then again, it is not very often that the work of an historian so dramatically influences how we think about our past and about ourselves.
"Social injustice still needs to be denounced and fought," he said. "The world will not get better on its own."
Almost all major newspapers in the world published obituaries and remembrances of this incredible thinker. And not unexpectedly, the most important of all Indian dailies _The Hindu_ carried not one, not two, but four appreciations of his life and work:
Remembering Eric Hobsbawm The Hindu
Eric Hobsbawm Times Literary Supplement
Eric Hobsbawm The Guardian
The Times of India
The Toronto Star
Eric Hobsbawm Washington Post
Eric Hobsbawm Montreal Gazette
Eric Hobsbawm Hindustan Times
Eric Hobsbawm BBC
Eric Hobsbawm The Nation
Eric Hobsbawm in quotes
"Social injustice still needs to be denounced and fought," he said. "The world will not get better on its own."
Almost all major newspapers in the world published obituaries and remembrances of this incredible thinker. And not unexpectedly, the most important of all Indian dailies _The Hindu_ carried not one, not two, but four appreciations of his life and work:
Remembering Eric Hobsbawm The Hindu
Eric Hobsbawm Times Literary Supplement
Eric Hobsbawm The Guardian
The Times of India
The Toronto Star
Eric Hobsbawm Washington Post
Eric Hobsbawm Montreal Gazette
Eric Hobsbawm Hindustan Times
Eric Hobsbawm BBC
Eric Hobsbawm The Nation
Eric Hobsbawm in quotes
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