The great leveler : violence and the history of inequality from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017].
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| New City Library - Adult Nonfiction | 339.209 SCHEI | On Shelf |
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017].
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Book
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xvii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Part I: A brief history of unequality. The rise of unequality ; Empires of unequality ; Up and down -- Part II: War. Total war ; The great compression ; Preindustrial warfare and civil war -- Part III: Revolution. Communism ; Before Lenin -- Part IV: Collapse. State failure and systems collapse -- Part V: Plague. The black death ; Pandemics, famine, and war -- Part VI: Alternatives. Reform, recession, and representation ; Economic development and education ; Waht if? From history to counterfactuals -- Part VII: Inequality redux and the future of leveling. In our time ; What does the future hold?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scheidel, W. (2017). The great leveler: violence and the history of inequality from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scheidel, Walter, 1966-. 2017. The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scheidel, Walter, 1966-. The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-first Century Princeton University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scheidel, Walter. The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-first Century Princeton University Press, 2017.
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