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Branko Milanovic charts 200 years of the fascinating history of the discourse on inequality through portraits of six key... Læs mere
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Philostratus “the Elder” or “the Athenian” (2nd to mid-3rd c.) and Eunapius (ca. 345–415) provide fascinating intellectual and professional... Læs mere
M. Porcius Cato (234–149 BC) remains legendary for his political and military career, his integrity and austere morality, his literary works, his pithy sayings, and his drive to... Læs mere
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Volume II of the Loeb Hippocrates presents eight works by or attributed to the “Father of Medicine” that... Læs mere
The Letters of Emily Dickinson collects, redates, and recontextualizes all of the poet’s extant letters, including dozens newly discovered or never before anthologized.... Læs mere
Organizations now measure and rank nearly every aspect of our lives, using data to make predictions about our purchasing power, tastes, and character. The Ordinal Society shows how... Læs mere