Guido Alfani
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As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West:
"Compared to other books about the rich, this one stands out for trying to be systematic in the analysis and balanced in the judgement. There is, of course!, criticism of the behavior of (many among the) rich, but the author also clearly points out th"
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“[The rich] are like the pearl in the oyster: shiny indeed, and produced by the living body of the oyster, but at the same time somewhat extraneous to the organism.”
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“[The rich] are like the pearl in the oyster: shiny indeed, and produced by the living body of the oyster, but at the same time somewhat extraneous to the organism.”
― As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West
― As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West
“[The rich] are like the pearl in the oyster: shiny indeed, and produced by the living body of the oyster, but at the same time somewhat extraneous to the organism.”
― As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West
― As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West