Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire

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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
by Niall Ferguson
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Powerful, but wishful thinking
  Another mighty tour de force from Ferguson, aided by some super smart research helpers at Oxford and Harvard. Following on from his earlier 'Empire', which redressed the balance towards the plus side of the British empire after so much liberal bashing, Ferguson argues that imperial power is not necessarily a bad thing. In particular, a powerful hegemonic power might well be better than no hegemon at all, with global disorder.
  Trouble is, America is a self-denying Empire. Even when attacking other... more info

• An intellectually challenging argument. Neither left- nor right-wing bias.
  This book presents a rather revolutionary case for the American Empire. Not only IS America an empire (albeit a reluctant one), America SHOULD be an empire. COLOSSUS is the only book that I'm aware of that makes this case in such a straight forward and blatant manner. Not shying from the term empire (with all of its negative connotations), Niall Ferguson makes a brilliant and convincing case for the benefits of empire. He believes that benefits not only come to the country at the center of the empire, but... more info

• Niall Ferguson does it again - challenging and interesting
  I am becoming more impressed with Niall Ferguson the more I read his work. It is refreshing to see someone with such a strong historical perspective review our country and it's foreign policy issues. I became familiar with Ferguson first after seeing him in documentaries on the BBC. His insight was always clear, informative, and challenging, and that's why I started reading his books.
  This is one of his best (if not THE best) book of his so far, and like his others it is challenging and very... more info

• Loved the book, check out the film
  I've been a fan of Professor Ferguson for years now and this book was no disappointment. He's got that clear, accessible way to make history fun and engaging. I also loved the book for being written very logically with a strong sense of cause and effect that creates a digestible story. As a fan of history and geo-politics I have been put to sleep many times by experts that had the facts down, but no sense of story telling. Well, that is not the case here. I also liked the way he substantiated every point... more info

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