''The Square and Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power'' is a book by
, published in 2018 by
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.[The Daily Telegraph
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'', historian
Peter Frankopan
Peter Frankopan (born 22 March 1971) is a British historian, writer, and hotelier.
Early life and education
Frankopan is the second of five children born to Yugoslav-born Croatian Louis Doimi de Frankopan (1939–2018) and Swedish-born barris ...
described the book as "provocative". In ''
Prospect'',
David Goodhart
David Goodhart (born 12 September 1956) is a British journalist, commentator and author. He is the founder and a former editor of ''Prospect'' magazine.
Early life and education
Goodhart is one of seven children born to Valerie Forbes Winant (t ...
called the book "immensely stimulating, absorbing, illuminating ... sends ideas blazing all over the place".
References
Books about social history
Books by Niall Ferguson
2018 non-fiction books
Penguin Books books
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