The Age of Capital vs The Secret History of the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World history, History
The Age of Capital
The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1975. It is the second in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century" (coined by Hobsbawm), preceded by The Age of Revolution: Europe…
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The Secret History of the World
They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history-or what we come to know as history-has been written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story?In this…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Age of Capital highest: The Age of Capital 4.3 · The Secret History of the World 3.9.
- The Age of Capital has the widest readership — 4853 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Age of Capital | The Secret History of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (4853) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (11) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| The Age of Capital | The Secret History of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4853 | 7 |
| Editions | 35 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 13420 | — |
| Reading it now | 390 | — |
| Written reviews | 250 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 828 | — |
| Pages | 393 | 463 |