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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cumo, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Social structure.

Revolutions.

social structure.

revolutions.

Physical Description:

xvi, 372 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

History of humanity and hierarchy during the last four million years

History of humanity and hierarchy during the last 4,000,000 years

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cumo, Christopher. Eternal inequality

ISBN:

9781628944976

1628944978

9781628944983

1628944986

OCLC:

1355906720