Niall Ferguson, The War of the World

Washington, D.C.
World Affairs Council of Washington D.C.
Sep 27th, 2006

The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

Historian Niall Ferguson examines the conflicts of the First World War to the Cold War and how they influenced the twentieth century. He argues that globalization, wealth, and technological breakthroughs led to much of the violence, genocide and fanaticism of the twentieth century. The talk was hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C. and includes a question and answer session.
Niall Ferguson is the author of several books including Paper and Iron, The Cash Nexus, and The Pity of War. He currently is a history professor at Harvard University, Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and a contributor to the Financial Times and the New York Times.







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