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The Society of Equals

Pierre Rosanvallon

Translated by Arthur Goldhammer

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ISBN 9780674724594

Publication Date: 11/04/2013

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384 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Introduction: The Crisis of Equality
1. The Invention of Equality
2. The Pathologies of Equality
3. The Century of Redistribution
4. The Great Reversal
5. The Society of Equals: A Preliminary Outline
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Index

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