Knowledge knitting

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Eric Hobsbawm’s style of writing history, using self-contained essays that can stand alone outside the context of their book, perfectly showcases how art, music, technology, economy, traditions, and seemingly unrelated changes shape the evolution of societies. Through these different but interrelated threads, he weaves a fascinating history, much like a vivid web. He is captivating as a storyteller, guiding us through the interplay of small and big history—he surely knows where to emphasize and when to ignite the reader’s imagination.

As I read The Age of Capital, I realized what a perfect approach this is for understanding anything, not just history. It seems like there has always been a shortage of such multidisciplinary approaches—as if life could be contained within a single discipline—but today, it feels even more important than ever to educate and prepare for this kind of knowledge-knitting.

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