Libros de Walter Scheidel

El Gran Nivelador: Violencia E Historia De La Desigualdad Desde La Edad De Piedra Hasta El Siglo Xxi

• 624 páginas
• El de la desigualdad es un problema que preocupa hoy en el mundo entero. Pero quienes lo estudian suelen reducirse a considerar los tiempos recientes y olvidan las lecciones a largo plazo de la historia. Este ambicioso e impresionante libro estudia la...

The Science Of Roman History: Biology, Climate, And The Future Of The Past

• This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive look at how the latest advances in the

Escape From Rome: The Failure Of Empire And The Road To Prosperity

• 696 páginas
• "In this book, Walter Scheidel provides a unique take on the perennial debates about the rise of the west. His main argument is straightforward and provocative: the fact that nothing like the Roman Empire ever again emerged in Europe was a crucial...

The Science Of Roman History

• This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive look at how the latest advances in the sciences are transforming our understanding of ancient Roman history. Walter Scheidel brings together leading historians, anthropologists, and geneticists...

The Great Leveler: Violence And The History Of Inequality From The Stone Age To The Twenty-first Century

• Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality?

Oxford Handbook Of The State In The Ancient Near East And Mediterranean

• The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean offers a comprehensive survey of ancient state formation in western Eurasia and North Africa. Eighteen experts introduce readers to a wide variety of systems spanning 4,000 years,...

Fiscal Regimes And The Political Economy Of Premodern States

• Inspired by the New Fiscal History, this book represents the first global survey of taxation in the premodern world. What emerges is a rich variety of institutions, including experiments with sophisticated instruments such as sovereign debt and fiduciary...

The Cambridge Economic History Of The Greco-roman World

The Cambridge Companion To The Roman Economy. Edited By Walter Scheidel

The Cambridge Companion To The Roman Economy

Rome And China

• Transcending ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries, early empires shaped thousands of years..

The Cambridge Economic History Of The Greco-roman World