Background
Ferguson, Niall Campbell Douglas was born on April 18, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of James Campbell Campbell and Molly Archibald Ferguson.
(Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story ...)
Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.
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( Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic chan...)
Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in the age of industry or Internet. But is it? Ferguson thinks it is high time we re-examined the link-the nexus, in Thomas Carlyle's phrase-between economics and politics. His central argument is that the conflicting impulses of sex, violence, and power are together more powerful than money. Among Ferguson's startling claims are: · Nothing has done more to transform the world economy than war, yet wars themselves do not have primarily economic causes. · The present age of economic globalization is coinciding-paradoxically-with political and military fragmentation. · Financial crises are frequently caused by unforeseen political events rather than economic fluctuations. · The relationship between prosperity and government popularity is largely illusory. · Since political and economic liberalization are not self-perpetuating, the so-called triumph of democracy worldwide may be short-lived. · A bold synthesis of political history and modern economic theory, Cash Nexus will transform the landscape of modern history and draw challenging conclusions about the prospects of both capitalism and democracy.
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(A richly original look at the origins of money and how it...)
A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go ?round Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What?s more, Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, arguing that the evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. As Ferguson traces the crisis from ancient Egypt?s Memphis to today?s Chongqing, he offers bold and compelling new insights into the rise? and fall?of not just money but Western power as well.
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(Pasta, guita, plata, parné, duros. Da igual cómo lo llame...)
Pasta, guita, plata, parné, duros. Da igual cómo lo llamemos, pero lo cierto es que el dinero importa ahora más que nunca. En El triunfo del dinero Niall Ferguson demuestra que la historia de las finanzas es el trasfondo de toda la Historia. ¿Cuándo pasó el dinero de metal a papel? ¿Por qué los tipos de interés suben y bajan como un yoyó? ¿Por qué la gente nunca aprende que las burbujas bursátiles siempre acaban estallando? ¿Por qué los seguros ya no son la mejor manera de protegerse contra el riesgo? ¿Por qué sobrevaloramos las ventajas de invertir en el sector inmobiliario? La mejor manera de entender las finanzas es conocer los orígenes de los distintos instrumentos, lo que además nos da una visión distinta de la historia del mundo desde la aparición del dinero en la antigua Babilonia hasta la crisis actual. El triunfo del dinero es la fascinante y enrevesada historia del invento más decisivo de la humanidad. En el peor momento de las finanzas globales desde la Gran Depresión de los años treinta, nunca ha habido una ocasión más adecuada para entender el triunfo (y los ocasionales fracasos) del dinero. "Maravillosamente escrito asombrosamente inteligente." Martin Vander Weyer, Sunday Telegraph
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(Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnu...)
Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century history's bloodiest by far? Why did unprecedented material progress go hand in hand with total war and genocide? His quest for new answers takes him from the walls of Nanjing to the bloody beaches of Normandy, from the economics of ethnic cleansing to the politics of imperial decline and fall. The result, as brilliantly written as it is vital, is a great historian's masterwork.
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(El siglo XX se abrió con la promesa de los mayores avance...)
El siglo XX se abrió con la promesa de los mayores avances científicos y tecnológicos de la historia de la humanidad. Sin embargo, pronto se convirtió en el más sangriento de la historia. ¿Cómo explicar la intensidad y alcance de la violencia desatada en lo que fue realmente una «guerra del mundo»? Niall Ferguson aborda en su libro más ambicioso hasta la fecha la respuesta a esta pregunta, la paradoja fundamental de esta «Edad del Odio» de la historia, que asoló ciudades y exterminó a millones de personas mientras el nivel de vida de gran parte de la población mundial mejoraba imparablemente. Con su característica brillantez, rigor y originalidad, La guerra del mundo explica cuál fue el problema de la modernidad en un viaje que le lleva de la estepa siberiana a las playas de Okinawa, de las llanuras polacas a los cementerios de Guatemala y de las calles de Sarajevo a los campos de exterminio de Camboya. Con su habitual combinación de historia, economía y nuevas perspectivas, Ferguson nos ofrece una revolucionaria reinterpretación de la historia contemporánea y arroja nueva luz sobre el eterno conflicto entre este y oeste.
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Ferguson, Niall Campbell Douglas was born on April 18, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of James Campbell Campbell and Molly Archibald Ferguson.
Bachelor, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 1981—1989. Doctor of Philosophy, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 1981—1989. Hanseatic Scholar, University Hamburg, 1986—1988.
Research fellow Christ's College, Cambridge University, 1989—1990. Official fellow and lecturer Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1990—1992. Fellow & tutor modern history Jesus College, Oxford University, 1992—2000, senior research fellow, since 2003.
Professor political & finance history Oxford University, 2000—2002. John E. Herzog professor finance history Leonard N. Stern School Business New York University, New York City, 2002—2004. Laurence A. Tisch professor history Harvard University, since 2004, William Ziegler professor business administration business school, since 2006.
Judge Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2001. Writer & presenter television documentaries on modern history. Visiting professor modern European history Oxford University, since 2003.
(A richly original look at the origins of money and how it...)
(Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story ...)
( Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic chan...)
(Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnu...)
(El siglo XX se abrió con la promesa de los mayores avance...)
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(Pasta, guita, plata, parné, duros. Da igual cómo lo llame...)
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(Brand New. Will be shipped from US.)
(Brand New. Will be shipped from US.)
Member of German History Society (secretary 1991-1997).
Married Susan Margaret Douglas, 1994. 3 children.