Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

by Niall Ferguson

Book Overview

All disasters are in some sense man-made.

Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters.

Disasters are inherently hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises. and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. But when disaster strikes,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593297377
• ISBN13: 9780593297377
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"