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There are books that should be read repeatedly. I must have read Plato's Republic 10 times and I discover new things about it in every reading. Eric Hobsbawm's On Empire is one such book. How can anybody but Hobsbawm combine such wisdom and thoughtfulness in one volume? He writes with such a breadth of knowledge and grasp of facts that only Braudel, Toynbee, and Gibbon are capable of. When you read Hobsbawm on the nature of international relations in the 21st century, and then go back and rA raíz de cumplirse setenta años de la invasión de Polonia por tropas alemanas, fecha tradicionalmente considerada como inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en estos días se ha escrito abundantemente sobre dicho período como lo hacen Jorge , Marcos e Iván en estos interesantes posts. El historiador británico Mark Mazower, graduado en Oxford y John Hopkins University , que enseña -entre otras- en Columbia University , tiene una visión poco convencional de la SGM que hLove him or hate him Niall Ferguson is an opinionated fellow who makes you think. He currently is in an economic p***ing war with the New York Times Paul Krugman over this, that, or the other but I wanted to point out this interesting piece in Newsweek on how he views the long term relationship between Chimerica. We ha

"The Empire Falls, Lessons Unlearned" by Niall Ferguson "The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest." —Edward Gibbon, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," “General Observations on the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West.” "The idea of Western decline is hardly a new one. In the aftermath of the First World War, a prematurely retireTrend Alerts, Breaking News, Current affairs, investigations, Alternative News, Project 2012, Greatest Depression, American Empire CollapsePosted: Friday, August 14, 2009@ 5:13:50 PM By Tom Usher Last Edited: Saturday, August 15, 2009@ 11:16:40 PM Victor Rothschild, third baron and former chairman of the London bank, N M Rothschild, always maintained that Nathan had made a killing by encouraging rumours that Wellington had lost when he knew he had won, though the historian Niall Ferguson in his magisterial history of the family recently disputed that. ... Their Jewish solidarity was

Global Power and Global Government: Part 2 by Andrew Gavin Marshall July 28, 2009 Russia, Oil and Revolution By the 1870s, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Empire had a virtual monopoly over the United States, and even many foreign countries. In 1890, the King of Holland gave his blessing for the creation ...A new addition to our popular and still growing collection:  Intelligent Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites … Big Ideas , a program that comes out of Canada, features a “variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science…. The program has introduced Ontario viewers to the impressive brainpower of people like Niall Ferguson on American empire , Daniel Libeskind on

They say that breakin' up is hard to do;Now I know, I know that it's true.Don't say that this is the end.Instead of breakin' up I wish thatWe were making up again.--Neil Sedaka, "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"Some foreign policy analysts have long argued that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to unwind the symbiotic though ultimatelhy very destructive economic relationship between China and the U.S. because each side has few real alternatives.China needs a big, consumer-oriented market to keGlobal Research , July 28, 2009 This essay is Part 2 of “Global Power and Global Government.” Part 1, “The Evolution and Revolution of the Central Banking System” can be viewed here: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14464 Russia, Oil and Revolution By the 1870s, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Empire had a virtual monopoly over the United States, and even many foreign countries. In 1890, the King of Holland gave his blessing for the creation of an interby Andrew Gavin Marshall Featured WriterDandelion Salad July 28, 2009Part 1:Global Power and Global Government: Evolution and Revolution of the Central Banking System, Part 1 by Andrew Gavin Marshall Global Power and Global Government: Part 2Russia, Oil and RevolutionBy the 1870s, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Empire had a virtual monopoly over the United States, and even many foreign countries. In 1890, the King of Holland gave his blessing for the creation of an international oil company

Part 1 By Andrew Gavin Marshall Global Research | Humanity is on the verge of entering into the most tumultuous period in our history. The prospects of a global depression, the likes of which have never been seen before; a truly global war, on a scale never before imagined; and societal collapse, for which nations of the world are building totalitarian police states to control populations; are increasing by the day. The major global trend forecasters are sounding the alarms on econoGuest Post by Kamaljeet Gill I recently attended a book launch for a work called The Power of Numbers, why Europe needs to have more Children by Richard Ehrman. The event was organised by Policy Connect , a think tank that positions itself as somewhat the progressive edge of the Conservative Party . The launch was attended by David Willets, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Willets stated that he had been fascinated by deAndrew G Marshall writes: Humanity is on the verge of entering into the most tumultuous period in our history. The prospects of a global depression, the likes of which have never been seen before; a truly global war, on a scale never before imagined; and societal collapse, for which nations of the world are building totalitarian police states to control populations; are increasing by the day. The major global trend forecasters are sounding the alarms on economic depression, war, a return to fascby Andrew Gavin Marshall Featured WriterDandelion Salad July 22, 2009IntroductionHumanity is on the verge of entering into the most tumultuous period in our history. The prospects of a global depression, the likes of which have never been seen before; a truly global war, on a scale never before imagined; and societal collapse, for which nations of the world are building totalitarian police states to control populations; are increasing by the day. The major global trend forecasters are sounding t

Lessons Unlearned Empire Falls They called it “the American Century,” but the past hundred years actually saw a shift away from Western dominance. Through the long lens of Edward Gibbon’s history, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Rome 331 and America and Europe 2006 appear to have more than a few problems in common. by Niall Ferguson October 2006 T he decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripenBy Assaf Uni Global Research | The extensive banking dynasty founded in the late 18th century by Mayer Amschel Rothschild, a coin dealer and later a financial adviser to a German prince, contrasted drastically with the modest house on Frankfurt's Judengasse , in which he lived until his death. Four of his sons - who were sent to major European cities with some initial funding and instructions to remain loyal to the family at any cost (the fifth son remained behind to manage t

Super Chef is an online magazine that follows the careers, empires, trends, media, and brands of super chefs in America and abroad.Here is a book review I wrote recently for Insight, an in-house publication at the ISB. A good financial crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Especially for historians. I don’t always like Niall Ferguson’s interpretations of history, especially his seeming high regard for imperialism, but the fact is he is one of the most influential historians of the last decade. From his perch at Harvard, this British historian has written about everything including World War I, the Rothschilds, the BritisThis is the full session between Niall Ferguson and James Fallows at the recently held Aspen Ideas Festival. Allen had posted excepts and we promised you the complete discussion as soon as it became available. Niall Ferguson had coined the term “Chimerica” to describe the symbiotic relationship between the economies of China and the United States. He currently sees this relationship as being in jeopardy, while James Fallows feels the relationship is far stronger the most realize. This video i

A nice bit of reporting by David Brooks in the New York Times .  Brooks attended one of those intelligentsia meetings where China policy was discussed. Luckily for the reality-based community, Jim Fallows was there providing counterpoint to Niall Ferguson, who was apparently representing the batshit neocon community. Now, I haven’t liked Ferguson for some time now, notably because of his neo-imperialistic ideas pBy Robert J. Samuelson Niall Ferguson is one of those rare characters: a respected scholar who's also a successful popularizer. Ferguson, a Brit, has taught at Oxford and New York University and is now at Harvard. He has written about World War I, the British Empire and the Rothschilds . He has turned four of his projects into TV documentaries, the latest of which -- "The Ascent of Money," also a book -- begins airing on PBS on Wednesday. It is a progra