Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Honoré de Balzac in twenty-five volumes: Lost illusions: pt. 1. Two poets; pt. 2. Eve and David
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Book News
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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The Nation
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Two Poets
Author: Honore de Balzac
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613100639
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613100639
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Lost Illusions
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Thomas Piketty
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674979850
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 817
Book Description
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality--the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth--today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values if political action is not taken. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, the author says, and may do so again. This original work reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674979850
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 817
Book Description
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality--the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth--today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values if political action is not taken. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, the author says, and may do so again. This original work reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1222378043
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 731
Book Description
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is the second volume of Honoré de Balzac's Lost Illusions trilogy. In it, Balzac masterfully revisits one of his most commonly called-upon themes: the harsh realization that someone who is distinguished and revered in their small hometown may be an invisible nonentity amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1222378043
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 731
Book Description
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is the second volume of Honoré de Balzac's Lost Illusions trilogy. In it, Balzac masterfully revisits one of his most commonly called-upon themes: the harsh realization that someone who is distinguished and revered in their small hometown may be an invisible nonentity amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
Another Study of Woman
Author: Honore de Balzac
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776539672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
"Another Study of Woman" is a narrative hovering between a short story and a novella in terms of length, extracted from Honore de Balzac's multi-volume masterpiece The Human Comedy. At a private dinner party, guests warmed by the flush of fine food and drink begin to banter about the qualities and attributes that characterize the ideal woman. Gradually, the guests begin to reminisce about their own experiences and encounters with perfect and not-so-perfect women. Throughout the entertaining back-and-forth, Balzac presents a number of keen insights about the social mores governing women's behavior in nineteenth-century Europe.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776539672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
"Another Study of Woman" is a narrative hovering between a short story and a novella in terms of length, extracted from Honore de Balzac's multi-volume masterpiece The Human Comedy. At a private dinner party, guests warmed by the flush of fine food and drink begin to banter about the qualities and attributes that characterize the ideal woman. Gradually, the guests begin to reminisce about their own experiences and encounters with perfect and not-so-perfect women. Throughout the entertaining back-and-forth, Balzac presents a number of keen insights about the social mores governing women's behavior in nineteenth-century Europe.
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category : Short stories, French
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Category : Short stories, French
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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