Niall Ferguson
Scottish historian whose revisionist accounts of the British Empire, the Great War, and American power have been widely read and widely contested. The Pity of War argued that British entry into World War I was a catastrophic mistake. The Square and the Tower examined network structures in history.
Works
- The Pity of WarHistorical analysis of World War I's causes, conduct, and human costs
- The Ascent of MoneyHistorical survey of money, banking, and finance from ancient to modern
- CivilizationHistory of Western civilization and what makes societies succeed or fail
- EmpireHistory of British imperialism and global influence in modern era
- The Square and the TowerStudy of networks, power structures, and innovation in history