Power and Greed : A Short History of the World Paperback / softback
by Philippe Gigantes
Paperback / softback
Description
This lively and fascinating book by a professor of history deals with human greed and power and how these determine world events.
Gigantès takes the reader on a hair-raising journey through time, introducing on the one hand the great rule makers for just society, men such as Moses, Solon, Jesus and Muhammad, and on the other, the rule-breakers, termed 'Grand Acquisitors'.
The latter, motivated by greed, use every means fair and foul to acquire more than their share - from the warring chieftains of early societies to the so-called robber barons of the nineteenth century and in our own times, the emergence of the superpower states.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9781841196893
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9781841196893