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The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism
Robert William Fogel
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Description for The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism
Paperback. In his most ambitious book since "Time on the Cross, " the Nobel Prize-winning economist looks to the nation's past to discover the strong link between technologically induced cycles of religiousness--or "awakenings"--in American history and attitudes toward poverty, education, and social equality. Line drawings. Tables. Num Pages: 383 pages, 11 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
In this broad-thinking and profound piece of history, Robert William Fogel synthesizes an amazing range of data into a bold and intriguing view of America's past and future - one in which the periodic Great Awakenings of religion bring about waves of social reform, the material lives of even the poorest Americans improve steadily, and the nation now stands poised for a renewed burst of egalitarian progress.
In this broad-thinking and profound piece of history, Robert William Fogel synthesizes an amazing range of data into a bold and intriguing view of America's past and future - one in which the periodic Great Awakenings of religion bring about waves of social reform, the material lives of even the poorest Americans improve steadily, and the nation now stands poised for a renewed burst of egalitarian progress.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226256634
SKU
V9780226256634
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About Robert William Fogel
Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Economics, Robert William Fogel is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions in the Graduate School of Business, director of the Center for Population Economics, and a member of the Department of Economics and of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He is also coauthor of ... Read more
Reviews for The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism
"To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At every turning, you come upon some shiny pearl of information." - The Economist "Ideologically refreshing...Fogel's book is remarkable for weaving insights from history, religion, biology, nutrition, demography, economics and even a field called 'technophysio evolution' ... Read more