Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe Free Audiobook Download by Niall Ferguson
The book asks: Did environmentalism cause the financial crisis of 2008 and should the world be held accountable for it? In this audiobook, Ferguson examines how human activity has been reshaping the Earth's ecosystems for centuries. The author offers insights into a world that is changing rapidly and that has been impacted by manmade ecological disasters.
In this book, Niall Ferguson takes a look at the state of the world at large and how we got to where we are. He takes an in-depth look at the Iraq War, World War II, the fall of communism, and what he sees as going on today with the rise of populism.
Niall Ferguson, a Harvard Business School professor and historian, begins his book with a history lesson. The story of the Cold War is quite clear to the reader: Soviet communism was bad for democracy, free enterprise and Western civilization. What is less clear is why it ended in such an abrupt fashion with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The book Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson is an audiobook that analyzes the events surrounding the Great Recession, as it was happening in 2008. It also delves into what may happen in the future, taking a look at how things could change.
After the election of Donald Trump, many people were looking for a book that would offer an explanation as to how this happened. The book by Niall Ferguson called Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe is just such a book.
In Doom, Niall Ferguson explores the history of European Empires and their policies that led to the end of empires in Asia, Africa, and America. Ferguson also discusses how this has shaped the way we view globalization and even our World War I and II.
Published Date | 2021-05-04 |
Duration | 16 hours 35 minutes |
Author | Niall Ferguson |
Narrated | Niall Ferguson |
Reviews | |
Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Science & Technology |
Parent Category | Medicine, History, World |