{"product_id":"doom-the-politics-of-catastrophe-9780141995557","title":"Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDoom: The Politics of Catastrophe is a compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from the most brilliant British historian of his generation. It offers a general theory of disaster, arguing that governments must learn to become less bureaucratic to avoid irreversible decline. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 July 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Alexander, Financial Times\u003cbr\u003eInsightful, productively provocative, and downright brilliant.\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003eA compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from the most brilliant British historian of his generation (The Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck. We have science on our side, after all. Yet the responses of many developed countries to a new pathogen from China were badly bungled. Why?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile populist rulers certainly performed poorly in the face of the pandemic, Niall Ferguson argues that more profound pathologies were at work—pathologies already visible in our responses to earlier disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from multiple disciplines, including economics and network science, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe offers not just a history but a general theory of disaster. As Ferguson shows, governments must learn to become less bureaucratic if we are to avoid the impending doom of irreversible decline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStimulating, thought-provoking ... Readers will find much to relish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Bentham, Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 351g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 x 22 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780141995557\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niall Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100956127482,"sku":"9780141995557","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1657285428639_book.jpg?v=1657604668","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/doom-the-politics-of-catastrophe-9780141995557","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}