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ⓘ About Niall Ferguson
About Niall Ferguson Specializing in both economics and history, the Scottish writer Niall Ferguson is world renowned for his highly incisive and informative writing. With an understanding of history that has set himself apart from other writers, he has managed to create a niche for himself quite unlike any other. Knowing his subject inside and out, he is also known for providing alternative views on the history of the empire. This has led to him being somewhat controversial within his field, never one to shy away from speaking his own mind on how he sees it. Whilst many have taken to his views in a variety of different ways, he has remained a key figure in his niche, having been at the forefront of it for many years now.
All Book Series by Niall Ferguson
Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2004
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018
The World's Banker. The History of the House of Rothschild.
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1998
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1998
Dundee and Newtyle Railway Including the Alyth and Blairgowrie Branches
Book 3 of 10 · published 1995
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2021
The End of the Liberal Order?
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017
The Munk Debates: Volume One
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2010 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths
Hitchens vs. Blair
Book 2 of 20 · published 2011 Anthology · Christopher Hitchens
Does the 21st Century Belong to China?
Book 3 of 20 · published 2011 Anthology · Henry Kissinger
North America’s Lost Decade
Book 4 of 20 · published 2012 Anthology · Ian Bremmer,Paul Krugman,David Rosenberg,Lawrence H. Summers
Can the World Tolerate an Iran with Nuclear Weapons?
Book 6 of 20 · published 2013 Anthology · Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Should We Tax the Rich More?
Book 7 of 20 · published 2013 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths,Paul Krugman
Are Men Obsolete?: The Munk Debate on Gender
Book 8 of 20 · published 2014 Anthology · Camille Paglia,Caitlin Moran,Maureen Dowd,Hanna Rosin
Has Obama Made the World a More Dangerous Place?
Book 9 of 20 · published 2015 Anthology · Bret Stephens
The 2015 Canadian Federal Election Debate on Foreign Policy
Book 10 of 20 · published 2015 Anthology · Steven Harper,Justin Trudeau,Thomas Mulcair
Should the West Engage Putin’s Russia?
Book 11 of 20 · published 2015 Anthology · Garry Kasparov
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
Book 12 of 20 · published 2016 Anthology · Alain de Botton,Steven Pinker,Matt Ridley,Malcolm Gladwell
Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again?
Book 13 of 20 · published 2016 Anthology · Newt Gingrich
The Global Refugee Crisis
Book 14 of 20 · published 2016 Anthology · Mark Steyn
Is This the End of the Liberal International Order?
Book 15 of 20 · published 2017 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths
Is American Democracy in Crisis?
Book 16 of 20 · published 2018 Anthology · Kimberley Strassel
Political Correctness
Book 17 of 20 · published 2018 Anthology · Jordan B. Peterson
The Rise of Populism
Book 18 of 20 · published 2019 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths
China and the West
Book 19 of 20 · published 2019 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths,H.R. McMaster,Michael Pillsbury,Kishore Mahbubani,Huiyao Wang
Future of Capitalism
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2021 Anthology · Rudyard Griffiths
Mitrokhin Archive
Series opener · book 1 of 51 · published 1985 Anthology · Christopher Andrew,VasiliMitrokhin
The Anatomy of Fascism
Book 2 of 51 · published 1994 Anthology · Robert O. Paxton
A History of Twentieth-Century Russia
Book 5 of 51 · published 1997 Anthology · Robert Service
The Chan's Great Continent
Book 8 of 51 · published 1998 Anthology · Jonathan D. Spence
Evolution in Mind
Book 9 of 51 · published 1998 Anthology · Henry Plotkin,H.C. Plotkin
The Meaning of It All
Book 10 of 51 · published 1998 Anthology · Richard P. Feynman
The Boy King / Tudor Church Militant
Book 13 of 51 · published 1999 Anthology · Diarmaid MacCulloch
British Prime Ministers and Other Essays
Book 14 of 51 · published 1999 Anthology · A.J.P. Taylor
The Greek Achievement
Book 15 of 51 · published 1999 Anthology · Charles Freeman
Cassandra's Daughter
Book 16 of 51 · published 1999 Anthology · Joseph Schwartz
The Faustian Bargain
Book 22 of 51 · published 2000 Anthology · Jonathan Petropoulos
Something New Under the Sun
Book 23 of 51 · published 2000 Anthology · John Robert McNeill
The New Penguin History of Scotland
Book 26 of 51 · published 2001 Anthology · William W.J. Knox,R.A. Houston
Treason by the Book
Book 30 of 51 · published 2002 Anthology · Jonathan D. Spence
The Cross and The Crescent
Book 32 of 51 · published 2003 Anthology · Richard Fletcher
Trial Of The Cannibal Dog
Book 33 of 51 · published 2003 Anthology · Anne Salmond
Flesh in the Age of Reason
Book 34 of 51 · published 2003 Anthology · Roy Porter
The Peninsular War
Book 36 of 51 · published 2003 Anthology · Charles J. Esdaile
The Struggle for Mastery
Book 37 of 51 · published 2003 Anthology · David Arscott Carpenter
1914-1918 : The History of the First World War
Book 38 of 51 · published 2004 Anthology · David Stevenson
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century
Book 40 of 51 · published 2004 Anthology · J.M. Roberts
Mussolini's Italy
Book 42 of 51 · published 2005 Anthology · Richard J.B. Bosworth
Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion
Book 43 of 51 · published 2005 Anthology · Charles Townshend
The Force of Destiny
Book 50 of 51 · published 2007 Anthology · Christopher Duggan
Napoleon's Wars
Latest in the series · book 51 of 51 · published 2007 Anthology · Charles J. Esdaile
Is This the End of the Liberal International Order?
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2017
Globalisation Laid Bare: Lessons in International Business
Book 3 of 5 · published 2009
COVID-19 and World Order: The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Niall Ferguson?
About Niall Ferguson Specializing in both economics and history, the Scottish writer Niall Ferguson is world renowned for his highly incisive and informative writing. With an understanding of history that has set himself apart from other writers, he has managed to create a niche for himself quite unlike any other. Knowing his subject inside and out, he is also known for providing alternative views on the history of the empire.
Which Niall Ferguson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the History series, the earliest of Niall Ferguson's multi-book series: it opens with Blood Borders (1957) and runs to 10 books across 1957–2021, ending with Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (2021). Niall Ferguson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Niall Ferguson written?
Niall Ferguson has 101 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1957 and 2021. 93 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Allen Lane History series with 51 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Niall Ferguson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Niall Ferguson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are History (1957–2021, 10 books), Allen Lane History (1985–2007, 51 books) and Rothschild (1998, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Niall Ferguson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Niall Ferguson's 101 books into 7 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Allen Lane History (51 books, 1985–2007); The Munk Debates (20 books, 2010–2021); History (10 books, 1957–2021); Government (5 books, 2001–2017); Rothschild (3 books, 1998), plus 2 further series.