The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality
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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality examines the role of violent shocks in reducing economic inequality throughout history. This book presents a sweeping analysis of how wars, revolutions, and pandemics have flattened disparities, while peaceful times allow inequality to rise.
- Trade paperback edition from Princeton University Press
- Explores millennia of data on income and wealth distribution
- Argues that only large-scale violence has significantly reduced inequality
- Draws on historical examples from ancient Rome to modern times
- Authored by Walter Scheidel, a leading historian of the ancient world
This is a new, unread copy. Suitable for readers interested in economic history, political science, and sociology.
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