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The instant New York Times bestseller. A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networks."Captivating and compelling." - The New York Times"Niall Ferguson has again written a brilliant book...In 400 pages you will have restocked your mind. Do it." - The Wall Street Journal"The Square and the Tower, in addition to being provocative history, may prove to be a bellwether work of the Internet Age." - Christian Science MonitorMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states, armies and corporations. It's about orders from on high. Even history "from below" is often about trade unions and workers' parties.