He is the author of paper and iron, the house of rothschild, the pity of war, the cash nexus, empire, colossus, the war of the world, the ascent of money, high financier, civilization, the great degeneration, kissinger, 1923 1968. He is the author of 15 books, most recently the square and the. The author of 15 books, ferguson is writing a life of henry kissinger, the first volume of which kissinger, 19231968. Ferguson is interviewed by carla anne robbins, council on foreign relations adjunct senior fellow. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Niall ferguson on henry kissinger coming home to harvard. He is senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford. Jan 21, 2020 hong kong, january 9, 2020 historian and author niall ferguson assesses the state of the world in 2020 and beyond in a keynote address delivered as part of the 12th ambassador burton. For big, bold and compelling, it is impossible to ignore kissinger 1923 1968. Historian niall ferguson on the state of the world in 2020. Niall ferguson is a senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university, former laurence a.
September 29, 2006 historian niall fergusons latest book, the war of the world, examines a century of history and finds that the west is well on the way to being eclipsed by asia. Although this book is long at 986 pages, and kissinger has only just joined the nixon administration as national security adviser when it ends, the. The first is that the author, niall ferguson, has a felicity with words that is rare among academics. The secret to henry kissingers success politico magazine.
Tisch professor of history at harvard university, a senior fellow at the hoover institution, and the author of the forthcoming book kissinger, 19231968. The idealist ferguson, niall, hillgartner, malcolm on. The book got a threepart tv adaptation, niall ferguson s networld, which aired on pbs in march 2020. With ferguson and li presenting the proargument, zakaria and kissinger argue that the 21st century will not belong to china, though the chinese will. See all 16 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Sep 09, 2012 the death of hitchens left a gaping hole in the conservative armature, but the demand has produced the supply in the person of niall ferguson, another oxbridge graduate who has decamped to the states. Drawing not only on kissinger s hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, ferguson argues that the true foundation of kissinger s. The idealist, which recently won the arthur ross book prize of the council on foreign relations. Kissinger by niall ferguson penguin books australia. Drawing not only on kissingers hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, this biography is niall fergusons.
A financial history of the world, and civilization. The rise to global predominance of western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years. Tisch professor of history at harvard university and ces resident faculty. But while kissingers position at the heart of twentieth century us foreign policymaking, and as advisor to every president from kennedy to obama is legendary, less well known are the life experiences that molded his character. Like his classic twovolume history of the house of rothschild, kissinger sheds dazzling new light on an entire era. Ferguson tries to defend his subject but is deaf to his darker notes, and manages to trivialise his own book. Yet as niall ferguson shows in this magisterial twovolume biography, drawing not only on kissinger s hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, the idea of kissinger as the ruthless archrealist is based on a profound misunderstanding. Drawing not only on kissingers hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, this biography is niall fergusons masterpiece. Niall ferguson on the life of henry kissinger chicago. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Producing work as both a historian and a biographer, he has also published a number of biographies on figures such as henry kissinger and siegmund warburg. He is also a senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford university, and a senior research fellow at jesus college, oxford.
Henry kissinger is one of the most important strategic thinkers america has ever produced, according to harvard historian niall ferguson. Niall ferguson is the milbank family senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford, and the managing director of greenmantle. The book illustrates just what an extraordinary human being kissinger is. Ferguson discusses his new biography of henry kissinger, and sloane crosley talks about her first novel, the clasp. The secret to henry kissingers success niall ferguson. Kissinger himself invited ferguson to write the biography, and gave him access to his papers, upon which work has begun.
Previously, he was a professor at harvard university and new york university, visiting professor at new college of the humanities and senior research fellow at jesus college, oxford. The book won the 2016 council on foreign relations arthur ross book award. Niall ferguson already has many important, scholarly and controversial books to his credit. Sep 22, 2018 financial historian niall ferguson reveals the best ways to spend and save when youre young duration. Professor niall ferguson talked about his book, kissinger. Oct 31, 2008 the author of 15 books, ferguson is writing a life of henry kissinger, the first volume of which kissinger, 19231968. He spent his early adolescence under the third reich. Niall ferguson webchat as it happened books the guardian. The all souls historian rohan butler concluded the first volume of his biography. But any flaws in the book, he insists, were not kissingers but reflect the. There are three things going for kissinger, 1923 1968. Niall ferguson books list of books by author niall ferguson. Just as history has told many different stories since it stopped being written exclusively by the.
But if the second volume of kissinger is anywhere near as comprehensive, well written and riveting as the first, this will be his masterpiece. But first, ferguson must finish his book on siegmund warburg, who, though hardly known in the united states, was highly influential in european. I grew rather fond of him by reading his correspondence with kissinger and his diaries, so. Yet as niall ferguson shows in this magisterial biography, the idea of kissinger as the ruthless archrealist is based on a profound misunderstanding. Niall ferguson the ascent of money audiobook youtube. The global empire of niall ferguson harvard magazine. In his charmless biography of henry kissinger, niall ferguson fails to. Always thorough, often surprising, at times deeply moving, this is an extraordinary biography of the most significant scholarstatesmanstrategist of our time, by one of our most accomplished historians. Does the 21st century belong to china kissinger and zakaria. In this remarkable book, the first of two volumes, niall ferguson has created an extraordinary panorama of kissingers world, and a paradigmshifting reappraisal of the man. By engaging in such unabashed cheerleading, fergusons book.
Niall ferguson center for european studies at harvard. Drawing not only on kissinger s hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than 100 archives around the world, this biography is niall ferguson s masterpiece. Niall ferguson was appointed senior fellow at stanford universitys hoover institution in july 2016. Niall ferguson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Dika ojiakor niall ferguson in a recent interview explained that hes just begun working on the next volume, and estimated the release date to be in about three years time. A threepart television adaptation, niall ferguson s networld, will air on pbs in march 2020. Niall ferguson is one of the worlds most renowned historians. As brzezinski argued in his book between two ages, the new global city being created by the technetronic age was a nervous, agitated, tense, and fragmented web of interdependent relations. No american statesman has been as revered or as reviled as henry kissinge. Tisch professor of history at harvard university and current senior fellow at the center for european studies at harvard university, a visiting professor at tsinghua university, beijing, and founder and managing director of advisory firm greenmantle llc. As anyone who has read the twovolume the house of rothschild or the cash nexus can attest, ferguson survived the systematic excoriation in graduate. Niall fergusons dishonest biography of henry kissinger. The history of the house of rothschild won the wadsworth prize for business history. Like his classic twovolume history the house of rothschild, kissinger sheds dazzling new light on an entire era.
The idealist which looks at the early life of henry kissinger. This exchange of thoughts about china is presented in an exciting debate format, which makes this book a quick read. Jan 02, 2016 historian niall ferguson discusses his book kissinger. His most recent book, the square and the tower, was published in the u. Courted by kissinger to write this biography 10 years ago it was written at his suggestion, hoover institution senior research fellow ferguson history, harvard univ the great degeneration. He is also a visiting professor at tsinghua university, beijing. Networks and power from the freemasons to facebook. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kissinger. Niall fergusons protestations aside, henry kissinger was the quintessential. Henry kissinger, with president richard nixon and advisor richard v. Sep 26, 2015 the most crucial of ferguson s historical revisions concerns the claim, first made by seymour hersh in his 1983 book the price of power, that kissinger leaked classified information to the nixon. Oct 12, 2015 niall ferguson webchat as it happened the celebrated historian, back in the public eye with a biography of henry kissinger, joined us to answer your questions and tackled the likes of isis.
In his book, professor ferguson argues that henry kissingers approach to foreign policy was grounded in. Working as a weekly columnist in sunday times in london, niall ferguson has become a highly prolific author and voice among his many peers and contemporaries. Jan 26, 2018 niall ferguson discusses his book the square and the tower at politics and prose on 11918. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kissinger.
Books by niall ferguson author of the ascent of money. Niall ferguson s most recent book is the square and the tower. See all books authored by niall ferguson, including the ascent of money. Yet as niall ferguson shows in this magisterial twovolume biography. Adam nadel the book illustrates just what an extraordinary human being kissinger is. The definitive biography of henry kissinger, based on unprecedented acc. Kissinger by niall ferguson, 9781455834556, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. All over the world, an astonishing proportion of people now work for westernstyle companies, study at westernstyle universities, vote for westernstyle governments, take western medicines, wear western clothes, and even work western hours.