WHAT IF Troy was destroyed by an earthquake? What really brought down the walls of Jericho or the Colossus of Rhodes? These are some of the questions Stanford University geophysicist Amos Nur raises in “Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God” (Princeton University Press: 324 pp., $26.95), a book that posits seismicity — rather [...]
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Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God
Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Off-Topic, general, Amos Nur, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Pella, Ancient Texts, Apocalypse, Archaeology, Archaeology Buffs, Biblical Passages, Captivating Book, Colossus Of Rhodes, Detective Work, Earthquakes, Eastern Mediterranean, Forensic Science, Geophysicist, Human Societies, Local Geology, Princeton University Press, Principle Author, Science Detective, Seismicity, Stanford University, Walls Of Jericho, Wrath Of God
The World Without US - With Niall Ferguson
Posted by Matt in January 23rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Amazon.Com, Niall Ferguson, general, Amazon Asin, American Presence, British Historian, College Oxford, Depth Investigation, Global Dominance, Harvard University, Hegemonic Role, Hoover Institution Stanford, J P Taylor, Jesus College, Journalistic Integrity, Mitch Anderson, Niall-Ferguson, Ordinary Citizens, Oxford University, Stanford University, Three Continents, World War One, Youtube
From an isolationist nation at the end of World war One, the US today has bases in over ninety countries. No other nation has been able to project military power as the US does today. But is such an involvement sustainable? Despite its might, the US is shrinking in terms of population and economic power [...]
A World at Risk
Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2007 | no comment
Published in Niall Ferguson, general, American Empire, Colossus, Economic History, Fan Club, Financial Circles, general, Geopolitical Issues, Historians, Hoover Institution, Media Star, Newspaper Column, Niall-Ferguson, Prolific Author, Risk, Smartmoney, Speeches, Stanford University, Television Projects, Vigor, Wall Street, War Of The World, world-war-II
AT AGE 42, Niall Ferguson has become one of the world’s most famous and provocative historians, with high-profile posts ranging from Harvard to Oxford to Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Born in Scotland and educated at Oxford, he is not only a prolific author of books, including Colossus (2004), an examination of American empire, and The [...]
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