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The Killing Fields of Inequality
Goran Therborn
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Description for The Killing Fields of Inequality
Hardcover. Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. This book shows that inequality is literally a killing field, with millions of people dying premature deaths because of it. These lethal effects of inequality operate not only in the poor world, but also, and increasingly, in rich countries, as Therborn demonstrates with data ranging from the US, the UK, Finland and ... Read more
Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. This book shows that inequality is literally a killing field, with millions of people dying premature deaths because of it. These lethal effects of inequality operate not only in the poor world, but also, and increasingly, in rich countries, as Therborn demonstrates with data ranging from the US, the UK, Finland and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745662589
SKU
V9780745662589
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About Goran Therborn
Goran Therborn is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and author of The World: A Beginner s Guide.
Reviews for The Killing Fields of Inequality
Covering the world, Goran Therborn shows how devastating are his three types of inequality (vital, existential and resource) and their mechanisms of reproduction (distanciation, exclusion and exploitation). Lucid, persuasive and learned The Killing Fields of Inequality is a must-read for those concerned about the most pressing topic of our time. Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley A great ... Read more