"Our greatest living historian."
--The New York Review of Books


Encompassing a century of world history, Eric Hobsbawm's On Empire sketches the tangled relationship between globalization, war, and the prospects for peace in a world of uninterrupted military conflict since 1914. "Good grounds for heated discussion about America's role in the world" (Kirkus Reviews), Hobsbawn dismantles every major assumption underlying American military strategy with his characteristic wit and historical breadth of knowledge. "A small volume for igniting big discussions" (Booklist), On Empire is a major new intellectual resource for anyone seeking to understand America's fate in the new millennium.