Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson offers a radical new history of the links between politics and economics, drawing unsettling conclusions about the future of capitalism and democracy. Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in the age of industry or Internet. But is it? Ferguson thinks it is high time we re-examined the link--the nexus, in Thomas Carlyle's phrase--between economics and politics. His central argument is that the conflicting impulses of sex, violence, and power are together more powerful than money. Among Ferguson's startling claims are: · Nothing has done more to transform the world economy than war, yet wars themselves do not have primarily economic causes. · The present age of economic globalization is coinciding--paradoxically--with political and military fragmentation. · Financial crises are frequently caused by unforeseen political events rather than economic fluctuations. · The relationship between prosperity and government popularity is largely illusory. · Since political and economic liberalization are not self-perpetuating, the so-called triumph of democracy worldwide may be short-lived. · A bold synthesis of political history and modern economic theory, The Cash Nexus will transform the landscape of modern history and draw challenging conclusions about the prospects of both capitalism and democracy.
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尼尔·弗格森，英国最著名的历史学家之一。哈佛大学历史系教授、牛津大学高级研究员，同时也是斯坦福大学胡佛研究所的高级研究员。他是极少数能横跨学术界、金融界和媒体的专家之一。著有《货币崛起》等多部畅销书，同时还为多家报纸和杂志撰稿。此外，他还制作了四部非常成功的电视纪录片：《帝国》、《美国巨人》、《世界战争》，以及最近的《货币崛起》。2004年被《时代》周刊评为“影响世界的100人”之一。
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初看这本书的时候，总是让我想起一本同名已完结的漫画，我到现在连那本漫画作者到底是哪国人都不清楚，日韩漫画那种满纸荒唐言的富家穷人男生女生的纠葛当然纯属胡编乱造。金钱总是无法抵御爱情的诱惑，最终腿脚一软，咕咚一声永远的跪下，这毫无疑问的是源自于人们内心对金钱...
评分这些利益似乎无坚不摧，它可以把本可平静度日的人、种族、国家，拉将在一起，彼此尔虞我诈，刺刀见红。与其说我们是自己心灵的主人，倒不如说我们是利益的奴隶更准确。 —— 洛克菲勒 金钱关系的问题背后，承载了太多的命题，不可否认...
评分在我看来，一直存在着两种历史研究。一种直接以过去为目标，皓首穷经，精心考据，只为弄清真相，解开历史的疑团；而另外一种则以现在为起点，苦心孤诣，回溯历史，旨在从人们过去的足迹中寻找现代社会的成因，找到理解现在的钥匙。《金钱关系》一书正是尼尔·弗格森对第二种历...
评分在我看来，一直存在着两种历史研究。一种直接以过去为目标，皓首穷经，精心考据，只为弄清真相，解开历史的疑团；而另外一种则以现在为起点，苦心孤诣，回溯历史，旨在从人们过去的足迹中寻找现代社会的成因，找到理解现在的钥匙。《金钱关系》一书正是尼尔·弗格森对第二种历...
评分By Robert Herschbach Niall Ferguson, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World Basic Books, 552 pp One of the cherished beliefs of modern times is that economic prosperity leads, or ought to lead, to democracy and peace. As Thomas Friedman put ...
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