Introduction: The Challenge of Inequality
A Brief History Of Inequality. The Rise of Inequality
Empires of Inequality
Up and Down
War. Total War
The Great Compression
Preindustrial Warfare and Civil War
Revolution. Communism
Before Lenin
Collapse. State Failure and Systems Collapse
Plague. The Black Death
Pandemics, Famine, and War
Alternatives. Reform, Recession, and Representation
Economic Development and Education
What If ? From History to Counterfactuals
Inequality Redux And The Future Of Leveling.
In Our Time
What Does the Future Hold?
Appendix: The Limits of Inequality.