The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson
Legacy Audiobooks
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
History is often told as a story of top-down power, of kings, presidents, and CEOs ruling from their towers. But what if the real engine of change has always been the hidden connections between people—the networks operating in the town square?
Niall Ferguson's The Square and the Tower challenges conventional history, revealing how networks, from the secretive Illuminati and powerful Rothschilds to the users of Facebook and Twitter, have consistently disrupted and reshaped the world, interacting constantly with established hierarchies.
Discover how to grasp the core insights of this groundbreaking book in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours. Understand the recurring struggle between centralized power and decentralized connection, and how technology has repeatedly shifted the balance. Learn why networks rise, how hierarchies adapt (or fall), and what this centuries-long dynamic means for our own networked age.
If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. This version delivers all the key historical takeaways and analytical insights, helping you understand the forces shaping our present and future right away.
Duration - 39m.
Author - Legacy Audiobooks.
Narrator - Digital Voice W. L. Oxley E.
Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
United States
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. History is often told as a story of top-down power, of kings, presidents, and CEOs ruling from their towers. But what if the real engine of change has always been the hidden connections between people—the networks operating in the town square? Niall Ferguson's The Square and the Tower challenges conventional history, revealing how networks, from the secretive Illuminati and powerful Rothschilds to the users of Facebook and Twitter, have consistently disrupted and reshaped the world, interacting constantly with established hierarchies. Discover how to grasp the core insights of this groundbreaking book in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours. Understand the recurring struggle between centralized power and decentralized connection, and how technology has repeatedly shifted the balance. Learn why networks rise, how hierarchies adapt (or fall), and what this centuries-long dynamic means for our own networked age. If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. This version delivers all the key historical takeaways and analytical insights, helping you understand the forces shaping our present and future right away. Duration - 39m. Author - Legacy Audiobooks. Narrator - Digital Voice W. L. Oxley E. Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Illuminati
Duration:00:00:23
Chapter 2: Our Networked Age
Duration:00:00:27
Chapter 3: Networks, Networks Everywhere
Duration:00:00:27
Chapter 4: Why Hierarchies?
Duration:00:00:29
Chapter 5: From Seven Bridges to Six Degrees
Duration:00:00:38
Chapter 6: Weak Ties and Viral Ideas
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 7: Varieties of Network
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 8: When Networks Meet
Duration:00:00:28
Chapter 9: Seven Insights
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 10: The Illuminati Illuminated
Duration:00:00:33
Chapter 11: A Brief History of Hierarchy
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 12: The First Networked Age
Duration:00:00:31
Chapter 13: The Art of the Renaissance Deal
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 14: Discoverers
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 15: Pizarro and the Inca
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 16: When Gutenberg Met Luther
Duration:00:00:34
Chapter 17: The Economic Consequences of the Reformation
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 18: Trading Ideas
Duration:00:00:41
Chapter 19: Networks of Enlightenment
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 20: Networks of Revolution
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 21: The Red and the Black
Duration:00:00:28
Chapter 22: From Crowd to Tyranny
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 23: Order Restored
Duration:00:00:27
Chapter 24: The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 25: The House of Rothschild
Duration:00:00:41
Chapter 26: Industrial Networks
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 27: From Pentarchy to Hegemony
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 28: An Imperial Life
Duration:00:00:30
Chapter 29: Empire
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 30: Taiping
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 31: ‘The Chinese Must Go’
Duration:00:00:38
Chapter 32: The Union of South Africa
Duration:00:00:51
Chapter 33: Apostles
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 34: Armageddon
Duration:00:00:41
Chapter 35: Greenmantle
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 36: The Plague
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 37: The Leader Principle
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 38: The Fall of the Golden International
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 39: The Ring of Five
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 40: Brief Encounter
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 41: Ella in Reform School
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 42: The Long Peace
Duration:00:00:29
Chapter 43: The General
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 44: The Crisis of Complexity
Duration:00:00:38
Chapter 45: Henry Kissinger’s Network of Power
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 46: Into the Valley
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 47: The Fall of the Soviet Empire
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 48: The Triumph of Davos Man
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 49: Breaking the Bank of England
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 50: 9/11/2001
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 51: 9/15/2008
Duration:00:00:47
Chapter 52: The Administrative State
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 53: Web 2.0
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 54: Coming Apart
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 55: Tweeting the Revolution
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 56: 11/9/2016
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 57: Metropolis
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 58: Network Outage
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 59: FANG, BAT and EU
Duration:00:00:41
Chapter 60: The Square and the Tower Redux
Duration:00:00:59
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:23