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The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson, 2018
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Most history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states, armies and corporations. It's about orders from on high. Even history "from below" is often about trade unions and workers' parties. But what if that's simply because hierarchical institutions create the archives...
The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson, 2018
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Most history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states, armies and corporations. It's about orders from on high. Even history "from below" is often about trade unions and workers' parties. But what if that's simply because hierarchical institutions create the archives...