Each Age Gets the Inequality it Needs: 20,000 years of hierarchy

Update: 2016-03-15

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Contributor(s): Professor Ian Morris | Changes in how we capture energy from the environment have determined the degree of inequality in society – but what does this mean for the future? Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.

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Each Age Gets the Inequality it Needs: 20,000 years of hierarchy

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Each Age Gets the Inequality it Needs: 20,000 years of hierarchy

Professor Ian Morris

Each Age Gets the Inequality it Needs: 20,000 years of hierarchy