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an important argument from a master contrarian: Niall Ferguson, Colossus. The Rise and Fall of the American Empire

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , , on September 9, 2007| 2 Comments »

This troubling book by a prolific scholar of empire dissects the American version of that phenomenon in eight well-researched chapters and a conclusion. Ominously, his first four chapters are grouped under the title ‘Rise’ and the last four under ‘Fall?’. Ferguson’s personal interest in empire and his unusually positive appreciation of its role in human history is best understood by first reading Empire. The rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power.
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