Emile Chabal for The Age of Hobsbawm

Historian Emile Chabal discusses his book The Age of Hobsbawm, a study of Eric Hobsbawm's life and writing, in conversation with Rory Scothorne.

Professor Emile Chabal reflects on the life and intellect of historian Eric Hobsbawm, tracing the origins of his ideas and most famous writings through archives and his network of politicians, activists and intellectuals. Going beyond the Ages series, the book offers an interpretation of Hobsbawm's entire corpus and the Marxist writers with whom he was in conversation. Rory Scothorne chairs the evening. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.