Download or read book The Age of Capital, 1848-1875 written by Eric J. Hobsbawm and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Eric Hobsbawm chronicles the events and trends that led to the triumph of private enterprise and its exponents in the years between 1848 and 1875. Along with Hobsbawm's other volumes, this book constitutes and intellectual key to the origins of the world in which we now live.