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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century - The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Walter Scheidel
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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century - The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Walter Scheidel
Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that it never dies peacefully. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of
528 pages, 45 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 18, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691183251 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 528 |
| Dimensions | 175 × 203 × 39 mm · 502 g |
| Language | English |
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