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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey] Softcover How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world history 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 inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling--mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues--have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good ...
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey] Softcover How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world history 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 inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling--mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues--have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good ...
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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century Scheidel, Walter
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
[OTTAWA, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover The Great Leveler : Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. Scheidel, Walter. Published by Princeton University Press, 2017. 504p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket bumped/scuffed/edgewear/ small tears, boards clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, NOT xlib, dust jacket near fine/boards fine condition--ISBN 10: 0691165025ISBN 13: 9780691165028--15.00
[Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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[Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Used
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
[Columbia, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover The book is in a very good condition. The pages do not have any notes or highlighting/underlining. Cover may show minimal signs of wear
[North York, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Pages are clean! The dust jacket is missing. There is staining on the text block edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover First Edition 504pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; 2 page corners creased; shallow vertical crease on front inner flap Dj. Footnotes; biblio.; index.
[Urbana, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover In Used Condition
[Austin, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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[Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Slightly Used Copy
[Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small stains
[Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small stains
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton] Hardcover black cloth, white lettering, dust jacket, 504 pp Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton] Hardcover black cloth, white lettering, dust jacket, 504 pp Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press, 2017.] Hardcover 8vo. hardcover. 504pp. index. Very good. / Very good d/w with some creases on flaps.
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ISBN10: 0691165025, ISBN13: 9780691165028, [publisher: Princeton University Press:] Hardcover 504 pages. "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." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Princeton Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 536 p. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Economic History of the Western World, 114. Audience: General/trade. 504pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; 2 page corners creased; shallow vertical crease on front inner flap Dj. Footnotes; biblio.; index.
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Princeton Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 536 p. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Economic History of the Western World, 114.
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Princeton Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 536 p. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Economic History of the Western World, 114.
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Princeton Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 536 p. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Economic History of the Western World, 114. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover Good Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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Princeton University Press 2017 Hard cover Good Pages are clean! The dust jacket is missing. There is staining on the text block edges Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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