The Rich
From Slaves to Super-Yachts: A 2,000-Year History
$74.91
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2015
Summary
From the Orwell Prize shortlisted author of Freedom for Sale, THE RICH is the fascinating history of how economic elites from ancient Egypt to the present day have gained and spent their money.
Starting with the Romans and Ancient Egypt and culminating with the oligarchies of modern Russia and China, it compares and contrasts the rich and powerful down the ages and around the world. What unites them? Have the same instincts of entrepreneurship, ambition, vanity, greed and philant…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349139081 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349139083 |
| Author: | John Kampfner |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 31mm |
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The Rich is an absorbing read … there is plenty of rich material - The Times
The Rich is witty, extremely readable and home to all sorts of enjoyably crazy figures - ObserverMore readable than Piketty … original and enjoyable - Literary ReviewThe Rich bursts with fascinating details about the lives of a colourful cast of ultra-wealthy characters … a sweeping narrative that traces a lineage from the majesty of earlier ages to the oligarchs and tycoons of the present day - Financial TimesAbout The Author
John Kampfner
John Kampfner is one of the UK’s most respected and iconoclastic authors, broadcasters and commentators, and has been a well-known public voice on politics, international affairs and civil liberties for the past two decades. From 2005 to 2008 he was Editor of the New Statesman, and he contributes regularly to the Guardian, Independent, Financial Times and other newspapers. His previous books include Freedom for Sale and the bestselling Blair’s Wars. He lives in London.
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