Inequality Books

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The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.02 — 9,927 ratings — published 2012
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.06 — 34,531 ratings — published 2013
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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,180 ratings — published 2009
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Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,125 ratings — published 2007
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.47 — 113,698 ratings — published 2016
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.52 — 117,170 ratings — published 2010
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The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.62 — 3,896 ratings — published 2017
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Inequality: What Can Be Done? Inequality: What Can Be Done? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.82 — 621 ratings — published 2015
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 24 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.65 — 195,449 ratings — published 2001
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.52 — 161,116 ratings — published 2020
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Capital and Ideology Capital and Ideology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,076 ratings — published 2019
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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,458 ratings — published 2013
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The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,609 ratings — published 2014
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,978 ratings — published 1991
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A Brief History of Equality A Brief History of Equality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,292 ratings — published 2021
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,188 ratings — published 2018
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The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,084 ratings — published 2018
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.34 — 167,791 ratings — published 2019
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.84 — 503,685 ratings — published 2016
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The Economics of Inequality The Economics of Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,697 ratings — published 1997
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.40 — 366,029 ratings — published 2015
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.27 — 61,260 ratings — published 2023
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The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,476 ratings — published 2019
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,032 ratings — published 2016
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The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,341 ratings — published 2015
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The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.76 — 591 ratings — published 2010
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Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,811 ratings — published 2018
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.62 — 261,348 ratings — published 2014
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.44 — 45,863 ratings — published 2017
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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.19 — 13,954 ratings — published 2020
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,373 ratings — published 2019
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Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,547 ratings — published 2017
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.09 — 62,820 ratings — published 2012
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Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,028 ratings — published 2020
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The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,342 ratings — published 2017
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,031 ratings — published 2018
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.77 — 25,066 ratings — published 2016
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 803,862 ratings — published 2010
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,874,069 ratings — published 1960
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The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.02 — 969 ratings — published 2019
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Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.21 — 156 ratings — published
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.48 — 116,747 ratings — published 2010
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.30 — 53,683 ratings — published 2007
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.27 — 24,375 ratings — published 2011
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.79 — 18,915 ratings — published 1755
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Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,072 ratings — published 2012
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.30 — 39,136 ratings — published 1968
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,799 ratings — published 2018
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Jane Addams
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”
Jane Addams

Paulo Freire
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
Paulo Freire

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