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. Some regard him as the countrys greatest strategic foreign relations thinker, while others describe him as conspiratorial or as a. Born in glasgow in 1964, he graduated with first class honors from magdalen college, oxford. Tisch professor of history at harvard university, a senior fellow at the hoover institution, and the author of the forthcoming book kissinger, 19231968. As anyone who has read the twovolume the house of rothschild or the cash nexus can attest, ferguson survived the systematic excoriation in graduate.
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. Internationally renowned harvard historian niall ferguson came to the intelligence squared stage to discuss his new appraisal. Sep 29, 2015 niall ferguson is one of the worlds most renowned historians. In his book, professor ferguson argues that henry kissingers approach to foreign policy was grounded in. The west and the rest, bestselling author niall ferguson argues that, beginning in the fifteenth century, the west developed six powerful new concepts that the rest lacked.
Agora financial provides financial research to millions of readers across the globe. Harvard professor niall ferguson discusses his latest booka biography on henry kissingerkissinger. How to use kissinger crosses for big financial gain posted on nov 12, 2015 by dan amoss and jim rickards print. Some regard him as the countrys greatest strategic foreign relations thinker, while others describe him as conspiratorial or as a war criminal. 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. 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. The book illustrates just what an extraordinary human being kissinger is.
Apr 04, 2018 this feature is not available right now. For big, bold and compelling, it is impossible to ignore kissinger 1923 1968. More history more nonfiction more nonfiction more by niall ferguson. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kissinger.
Britain, according to ferguson, entered into war based on nave assumptions of german aimsand englands entry into the war transformed a continental conflict into a world war, which they then badly mishandled, necessitating american involvement. The secret to henry kissingers success many think the retired diplomats closeness to one manrichard nixonwas the source of his power. The idealist shifts the trajectory of kissinger studies fundamentally. 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 ferguson writes and lectures on international history, economic and. The idealist, the first of a projected twovolume biography. Niall ferguson is the milbank family senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford, and the managing director of greenmantle. In his new biography of henry kissinger, the historian niall ferguson recalls that halfway through what became an eightyear research project, he had an. The idealist excerpted here in politico magazine came out last month, it sparked a new discussion about the controversial statesmans.
Ferguson discusses his new biography of henry kissinger, and sloane crosley talks about her first novel, the clasp. The biography begins in furth, germany, kissinger s place of birth, and describes the vibrant jewish community that existed there during the 19th and early 20th century. Kissinger by niall ferguson penguin books australia. 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.
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. Internationally renowned harvard historian niall ferguson came to the intelligence squared stage. Time magazine named niall ferguson among the 100 most influential people of 2004. Kissinger aboundsas important to nixon as his wife, and the second most important member of the two administrations, outranking ford, who became president. In his new biography of henry kissinger, the historian niall ferguson recalls that halfway through what.
In his view, far from being the amoral archrealist portrayed by his enemies, kissinger owed a profound debt to philosophical idealism. Internationally renowned harvard historian niall ferguson came to the intelligence squared stage to discuss his new appraisal of kissinger. When niall fergusons henry kissinger, 1923 to 1968. 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. How to use kissinger crosses for big financial gain. Niall fergusons dishonest biography of henry kissinger.
Kissinger biography is great, says pal of author and. 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. Indeed it could be said that kissinger comes alive through this epic biography. There are three things going for kissinger, 1923 1968. Posted on nov 12, 2015 by dan amoss and jim rickards. Bit by bit, kissinger was becoming a foreign policy expert with few rivals. In his pronouncements on the war in vietnam, ferguson insists kissinger was an idealist first and foremost. Niall ferguson is a senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university, former laurence a.
He is senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford. Books by niall ferguson author of the ascent of money. The biography begins in furth, germany, kissingers place of birth, and describes the vibrant jewish community that existed there during the 19th and early 20th century. Nov 14, 2016 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. How britain made the modern world, the ascent of money and a financial history of the world and civilization. In the pity of war, niall ferguson makes a simple and provocative argument. The idealist, which recently won the arthur ross book prize of the council on foreign relations. Niall ferguson has 38 books on goodreads with 159014 ratings. 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.
Most of my adult life i have been surrounded by peers who invariably hiss, boo, and make the sign of the cross at any mention of henry kissinger. Yet as niall ferguson shows in this magisterial twovolume biography, drawing not only on kissingers 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. The idealist, 19231968, is the first volume of henry kissingers biography, written by niall ferguson. 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. He is also a visiting professor at tsinghua university, beijing. Niall ferguson has written what i feel must become a classic for all those in search of the essence of a great statesman whose works, policies and actions have affected all our lives. The idealist, 19231968, is the first volume of henry kissinger s biography, written by niall ferguson. But being someone who rarely takes assumptions for granted as facts, when i saw this doorstopper of a biography by niall ferguson i had to pick it up. Niall fergusons most popular book is the ascent of money. Professor niall ferguson talked about his book, kissinger. Oct 10, 2015 when niall fergusons henry kissinger, 1923 to 1968. Haldeman, followed by ford and white house counsel john dean. He is also a senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford university, and a senior research fellow at jesus college, oxford. Ferguson and grandin agree that this episode is revealing, and revealing it is, for their sharply contrasting uses of the story lay bare much about the assumptions and methods that underpin their two books, as well as about the battle tactics in what we might call the kissinger wars.
Henry kissinger is one of the most controversial statesmen in american history. Noted harvard historian niall ferguson tells the first part of kissingers story in great detail in kissinger. He is the author of 15 books, most recently the square and the. These were the killer applications that allowed the west to leap. Like his classic twovolume history of the house of rothschild, kissinger sheds dazzling new. The idealist excerpted here in politico magazine came out last month, it sparked a new. 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. Many think the retired diplomats closeness to one manrichard nixonwas the source of his power. Like his classic twovolume history of the house of rothschild, kissinger sheds dazzling new light on an entire era. Niall ferguson is one of the worlds most renowned historians. 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. He is senior fellow at the hoover institution, stanford university, and a visiting professor at tsinghua university, beijing. The secret to henry kissingers success niall ferguson.
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