Eternal inequality : a history of humanity and hierarchy during the last 4 million years / by Christopher Cumo.

Author/creator Cumo, Christopher author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Algora Publishing, 2023.
Descriptionxvi, 372 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Equality.
Social structure.
Revolutions.

Variant title History of humanity and hierarchy during the last four million years
Variant title History of humanity and hierarchy during the last 4,000,000 years
Contents Debate over inequality's origin and relation to violence -- Nonhuman inequality and violence -- Human origins , inequality, and violence -- Paleolithic burials, religion, and inequality -- Southwest Asian inequality -- Inequality in ancient thought -- Egyptian inequality -- Roman inequality -- Indian inequality -- Early Chinese inequality -- Precontact American inequality -- Medieval inequality -- Medieval reactions against inequality -- Post-contact American slavery, the slave trade, and inequality -- Industrial inequality -- Class conflict and French revolution -- Revolutions and revolutionary thought -- Class conflict and Russian revolution -- Class conflict and Chinese revolution.
Abstract "Money, land, and other commodities-aggregated and passed to heirs-heighten inequality and stoke animus against it. Cumo describes the sweep of this dynamic over a vast expanse of time and territory, showing that colossal fortunes provoked warfare, rebellion, and revolution. Violence emerged both to challenge and to enforce inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Cumo, Christopher. Eternal inequality New York : Algora Publishing, 2023 9781628944990
LCCN 2022053211
ISBN9781628944976
ISBN1628944978 paperback
ISBN9781628944983 hardcover
ISBN1628944986 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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