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Colossus

The Rise And Fall Of The American Empire

by Niall Ferguson
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, March of 2009 ‧
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Is America the new world empire? Presidents from Lincoln to Bush may have denied it but, this book shows, the US is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. This title reveals, is an empire running on empty, weakened by chronic defecits of money, manpower and political will.

Colossus

The Rise And Fall Of The American Empire

by Niall Ferguson

Property Description
ISBN: 9780141017006
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: March of 2009
Language: English
Dimensions: 133 x 198 x 23 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 416
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of America
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780141017006

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson é um dos historiadores mais reputados da Grã-Bretanha. É professor de História, titular da Cátedra Laurence A. Tisch, na Universidade de Harvard, investigador principal da Hoover Institution, Universidade de Stanford, e professor convidado da Universidade de Tsinghua, em Pequim. Publicou os livros Paper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, Empire, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization e The Great Degeneration, entre outros. Deste autor a Temas e Debates publicou A Lógica do Dinheiro (2015), Colosso (2015) e Kissinger - 1923-1968: O Idealista (2016).

Também escreveu e apresentou seis séries televisivas, de muito êxito, no Channel Four: Empire, American Colossus, TheWar of the World, The Ascent of Money, Civilization e China: Triumph and Turmoil. Em 2009, The Ascent of Money ganhou um International Emmy for Best Documentary. Kissinger, um filme de longa-metragem baseado nas suas entrevistas com Henry Kissinger, ganhou o prémio de melhor documentário no New York Film Festival. Entre os seus muitos prémios e distinções contam-se o Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), o Hayek Prize of Lifetime Achievement (2012) e o Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).

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