Niall Ferguson




Niall Ferguson

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April 18, 1964

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Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

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Niall Ferguson (born April 18, 1964, in Glasgow) is a British (Scottish) historian who specialises in financial and economic history as well as the history of empire. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He was educated at the private Glasgow Academy in Scotland, and at Magdalen College, Oxford.

He is best known outside academia for his revisionist views rehabilitating imperialism and colonialism; within academia, his championing of counterfactual history is a subject of some considerable controversy. In 2008, Allen Lane published his most recent book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World whi...more




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The Ascent of Money : A Financ... The Ascent of Money : A Financial History of the World
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.63 — 464 ratings — published 2008
10 editions
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Empire Empire
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.89 — 176 ratings — published 2003
15 editions
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The War of the World: Twentiet... The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 4.08 — 159 ratings — published 2006
9 editions
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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of... Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.46 — 185 ratings — published 2004
6 editions
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The Pity of War: Explaining Wo... The Pity of War: Explaining World War I
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.88 — 95 ratings — published 1999
4 editions
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The Cash Nexus: Money and Powe... The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.67 — 51 ratings — published 2001
6 editions
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Virtual History: Alternatives... Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.61 — 38 ratings — published 1998
6 editions
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The House of Rothschild: Volum... The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.57 — 37 ratings — published 1998
5 editions
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The House of Rothschild: Volum... The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 3.33 — 12 ratings — published 1998
3 editions
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Paper and Iron Paper and Iron
by Niall Ferguson
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1995
2 editions
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