Arthur Goldhammer
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English
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"Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system. Our economy, Piketty...
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English
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Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns and shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities. He argues, however, that the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth will generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values...
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World's classics volume 496
Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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English
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In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...
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English
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"Winner of the 2008 Prix François Guizot, Académie française" Lucien Jaume is a philosopher, political scientist, and historian of ideas. The author of a number of books, he is research director at France's Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po. He teaches in Paris, Rome, and Shanghai.
A major intellectual biography of Toqueville that restores democracy in America to its essential context
Many American readers like to regard Alexis...
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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
vii, 142 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"Thomas Piketty wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. Piketty begins by explaining how inequality evolves and how economists measure it. In subsequent chapters, he explores variances in income and ownership of capital and the variety of policies used to reduce these gaps. Along the way, with characteristic clarity and precision,...
7) The kill
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Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2004
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Modern Library ed.
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xxi, 300 p. : map ; 21 cm.
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English
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University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2010
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xxxix, 698 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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A selection of Tocqueville's writings on America together with letters and sketches from his traveling companion, Gustave de Beaumont.
