ISBN-13: 9780691183251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 528 str.
ISBN-13: 9780691183251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 528 str.
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