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Mentioned in 11 episodes
Empire
How Great Britain Made the Modern World
Book • 2003
In this book, Niall Ferguson argues that the British Empire played a crucial role in shaping the modern world.
He details how the empire's expansion from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century led to the global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and institutions of representative government.
Ferguson also examines the complexities and controversies of the empire, including its ruthless defense and the imposition of Western norms on other cultures.
The book is praised for its engaging narrative and rigorous historical analysis, offering a balanced view of the empire's achievements and pitfalls.
He details how the empire's expansion from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century led to the global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and institutions of representative government.
Ferguson also examines the complexities and controversies of the empire, including its ruthless defense and the imposition of Western norms on other cultures.
The book is praised for its engaging narrative and rigorous historical analysis, offering a balanced view of the empire's achievements and pitfalls.
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Mentioned in 11 episodes
Mentioned by
Tim Ferriss as one of
Niall Ferguson 's 16 books, highlighting his prolific writing career.



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#634: Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More
Mentioned by Rudyard Lynch in a discussion about contrasting perspectives on the British Empire, comparing it to Sashi Tharoor's book.

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Explaining the British Empire
Mentioned by
Niall Ferguson as a book that can be read by a bright 10-year-old, or viewed as a television series.


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The Mailbag Show: The GoodFellows Answer Your Questions
Georg Diez says Michael Hart and Negri described it all in Empire 2000. Which ultimately presented that in detail. a theory of the destructive relationship between market and democracy.

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#766 - Autor Georg Diez über die Fehler in den 1990er & die Probleme der Gegenwart
Mentioned by Sathnam Sanghera in the context of discussing the British Empire's legacy and its impact on cultural perceptions.

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68. The British Empire
Mentioned as a seminal post-Marxist text analyzing power and class structure in the age of globalization.

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117 | Hardt and Negri's Empire, 25 Years Later
Mentioned by Torkil Lauesen in relation to their book 'Empire' and its analysis of neoliberal globalization.

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Historical Materialism w/ Torkil Lauesen
Mentioned by Niall Ferguson as a book that couldn't be published today due to its controversial views.

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Niall Ferguson on Why We Study History
Mentioned by
Niall Ferguson as a book he wrote 20 years ago discussing the complexities of the British Empire.


Biden's Foreign Policy Failures, Rise of Woke Police, and the Value of Religion, with Niall Ferguson | Ep. 534
Mentioned by
Josh Szeps as one of Niall Ferguson's books, making a controversial case for the British Empire.


NIALL FERGUSON: How Civilisations Flourish (or Fail)
Mentioned as the source of the concept of Empire, used as a theoretical framework in the episode.

9 – Dyer-Witheford and de Peuter – Games of Empire
Mentioned in the context of open sociologies and cybernetic control.

Jan Overwijk on Cybernetic Capitalism and Critical Systems Theory