- Additional Authors
- Rendall, Steven.
- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 274 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "In this powerful new work, Thomas Piketty reminds us that rising inequality is not inevitable. Over the centuries, we have been moving toward greater equality. Piketty guides us with elegance and concision through the great movements that have made the modern world and shows how we can learn from them to make equality a lasting reality"--
- Uniform Title
- Brève histoire de l'égalité English (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Brève histoire de l'égalité
- Subject
- Note
- First published in French as Une bréve histoire de l'égalité, Éditions du Seuil, 2021.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- The movement toward equality: the first milestones -- The slow deconcentration of power and property -- The heritage of slavery and colonialism -- The question of reparations -- Revolution, status, and class -- The "great redistribution": 1914-1980 -- Democracy, socialism, and progressive taxation -- Real equality against discrimination -- Exiting neo-colonialism -- Toward a democratic, ecological, and multicultural socialism.
- LCCN
- 2021053186
- OCLC
- ssj0002571976
- Author
Piketty, Thomas, 1971-
- Title
A brief history of equality [electronic resource] / Thomas Piketty ; translated by Steven Rendall.
- Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2022]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Rendall, Steven.
- Translation Of:
Translation of: Piketty, Thomas. Brève histoire de l'égalité. Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 2021 9782021485974 (OCoLC)1266640583