You may like the British Chinese pundit take on this regarding Niall's 'China bashing' tendencies, particularly regarding empire.... just one of many......
http://madammiaow.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/working-for-clampdown-niall-fergusons.html
http://madammiaow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/triumph-and-turmoil-of-niall-fergusons.html
Amanda
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Well, he does have his New College of the Inhumanities for the children of the 1% to consider...
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/indialenon/100090894/three-reasons-why-the-new-college-of-the-humanities-will-fail/
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Subject: Re: FW: Niall Ferguson is the gift that just keeps giving
I was delighted to see Ferguson is getting serious flak in the US- after
his 'dramatic' departure from the UK- (to the sound of cheering hordes)-
where for some reason he seems to be given a bizarre amount of respect/
air time.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/shortcuts/2012/aug/21/niall-fergusons-newsweek-article-obama
Tho I am increasingly concerned that as a result he might return...
Dave
On 28/08/2012 10:31, Jonathan Cloke wrote:
> Also, well worth watching this piece of kiss-arse insanity by Ferguson, delivered to the Brookings Institution in April 2008 when he was openly begging for a position as McCain's new Kissinger:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mli7OjrB3M
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> Hard for the thinking person to avoid the conclusion that this man is truly evil...
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