What can we learn from past catastrophes?

<p>From the eruption of Vesuvius to Chernobyl and&nbsp;Covid-19, Niall Ferguson charts how disasters have changed the course of history</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From the eruption of Vesuvius to Chernobyl and&nbsp;Covid-19, disasters have changed the course of history. Historian Niall Ferguson discusses his new book&nbsp;<em>Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe</em>, which asks what we can learn from historical catastrophes to help us tackle future crises.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Niall Ferguson is the author of&nbsp;<em>Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe&nbsp;</em>(Allen Lane, 2021). Buy it now at Waterstones:&nbsp;<a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fdoom-the-politics-of-catastrophe%2Fniall-ferguson%2F9780241488447" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fdoom-the-politics-of-catastrophe%2Fniall-ferguson%2F9780241488447</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>