The square and the tower : networks and power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
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New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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xxvii, 563 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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The 21st century has been hailed as the Age of Networks. However, in The Square and the Tower, Niall Ferguson argues that networks have always been with us, from the structure of the brain to the food chain, from the family tree to freemasonry. Throughout history, hierarchies housed in high towers have claimed to rule, but often real power has resided in the networks in the town square below. For it is networks that tend to innovate. And it is through networks that revolutionary ideas can contagiously spread. Just because conspiracy theorists like to fantasize about such networks doesn't mean they are not real. From the cults of ancient Rome to the dynasties of the Renaissance, from the founding fathers to Facebook, The Square and the Tower tells the story of the rise, fall and rise of networks, and shows how network theory--concepts such as clustering, degrees of separation, weak ties, contagions and phase transitions--can transform our understanding of both the past and the present.
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Ferguson, N. (2018). The square and the tower: networks and power, from the Freemasons to Facebook . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferguson, Niall. 2018. The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, From the Freemasons to Facebook. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferguson, Niall. The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, From the Freemasons to Facebook Penguin Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ferguson, Niall. The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, From the Freemasons to Facebook Penguin Press, 2018.
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