The Great Leveler is a groundbreaking book that reveals the shocking truth about mass violence and catastrophes being the only forces that can significantly reduce economic inequality throughout history.

With stunning historical evidence, author Walter Scheidel shows how these "Four Horsemen" of leveling - mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues - have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich and reduced inequality in the past.

However, today the violence that once reduced inequality seems to have diminished, casting serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future.

This book is an essential contribution to the debate about inequality and provides important new insights into why it persists.

Don't miss out on this thought-provoking and eye-opening read!