As gods among men : a history of the rich in the West /
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- What is wealth, and how much is needed to be rich?
- Wealth concentration and the prevalence of the rich across history : an overview
- On aristocracy, new and past
- On innovation and technology
- On finance
- The curse of smaug : the saving and consumption habits of the rich
- Making it to the top : an overview
- Why wealth concentration can be a social problem : from Thomas Aquinas to Piketty
- Patrons, benefactors, donors
- The super-rich and politics
- The rich in times of crisis : from the black death to Covid-19.