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“Xenophobia looks like becoming the mass ideology of the 20th-century fin-de-siecle.”

Quote by Eric Hobsbawm

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Eric Hobsbawm was a renowned British historian known for his research on the Industrial Revolution and the social changes in 19th-century Europe. His works have had a profound impact on the field of history, particularly in the areas of social history and comparative history. more

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