A brief history of inequaligy. 1. The rise of inequality ; 2. Empires of inequality ; 3. Up and down

War. 4. Total war ; 5. The great compression ; 6. Preindustrial warfare and civil war

Revolution. 7. Communism ; 8. Before Lenin

Collapse. 9. State failure and systems collapse

Plague. 10. The black death ; 11. Pandemics, famine, and war

Alternatives. 12. Reform, recession, and representation ; 13. Economic development and education ; 14. What if? From history to counterfactuals

Inequality and the future of leveling. 15. In our time ; 16. Wha does the future hold?

Appendix: the limits of inequality.