The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die - Softcover

Ferguson, Niall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143125524 ISBN 13: 9780143125525

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2014

Synopsis

Title: The Great Degeneration( How Institutions Decay and Economies Die) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: NiallFerguson <>Publisher: PenguinBooks

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Review:

"[Ferguson's] intellectual virtuosity is refreshing. 'The Great Degeneration' won't be popular in the Obama White House or other centers of power. Jeremiah wasn't popular with the elders of Judea either. They tossed him in jail for his sedition. They had reason later to be sorry."--The Wall Street Journal

"Brilliantly written, full of wit and virtuosity, stuffed with memorable lines and gorgeous bits of information. A great read."--The Times (London) (on Civilization)

"A dazzling history of Western ideas ... epic.."--The Economist

"This is sharp. It feels urgent. Ferguson... twists his knife with great literary brio."--Andrew Marr (on Civilization)

"A masterpiece ... fascinating facts burst like fireworks on every page."--Sunday Times

"Brings history alive for the reader with a dazzling knowledge ... peerless."--Independent on Sunday

About the Author:

Niall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. 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: The Idealist, and The Square and the Tower. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0143125524
• ISBN 13: 9780143125525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192