Talking about Global Inequality: Personal Experiences and Historical Perspectives - Paperback

by Christian Olaf Christiansen (Editor), Mélanie Lindbjerg Machado-Guichon (Editor), Sofía Mercader (Editor)

Comprising a collection of interview essays with nineteen public intellectuals and scholars from around the world, this book reflects on some of the most pressing questions of our age: what is global inequality; what causes it; and how should we deal with it? Leading figures within the fields of History, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology and Postcolonial Studies, shed light on how their personal backgrounds, places of work, and hometowns have shaped their views on global inequality. We learn about the causes of global inequality, the historical factors that have shaped the world into an unequal place, and the challenges that humanity is confronted with in the face of the widening gap between the poor and the rich. Bringing together voices from the Global North and South, this book helps us to think more broadly about inequality and deepens our understanding of how this long-lasting phenomenon is, and has been, experienced across the globe.

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"This is an original endeavor. It is rare that we have an emerging scholarly field treated in this way, and the value of this project lies in bringing these authors together and to the attention of a wide academic audience."

--Pedro Ramos Pinto, Associate Professor, University of Cambridge, UK

"This book provides readers with a valuable overview of the current state of the field of studying global economic inequality. By bringing together various approaches from different theoretical and ideological perspectives, it serves as a crucial guide to understanding the various global facets of economic inequality. This book is essential reading and an enduring reference for future inequality research."

--Michael J. Thompson, Professor, William Paterson University, USA

Comprising a collection of interview essays with nineteen public intellectuals and scholars from around the world, this book reflects on some of the most pressing questions of our age: what is global inequality; what causes it; and how should we deal with it? Leading figures within the fields of History, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology and Postcolonial Studies, shed light on how their personal backgrounds, places of work, and hometowns have shaped their views on global inequality. We learn about the causes of global inequality, the historical factors that have shaped the world into an unequal place, and the challenges that humanity is confronted with in the face of the widening gap between the poor and the rich. Bringing together voices from the Global North and South, this book helps us to think more broadly about inequality and deepens our understanding of how this long-lasting phenomenon is, and has been, experienced across the globe.

Christian Olaf Christiansen is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Mélanie Lindbjerg Guichon is a PhD fellow at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Oliver Bugge Hunt is a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Priyanka Jha teaches at Banaras Hindu University, India.

Author Biography

Christian Olaf Christiansen is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Mélanie Lindbjerg Machado-Guichon is a PhD Fellow at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Sofía Mercader is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Oliver Bugge Hunt is a PhD Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Priyanka Jha teaches at Banaras Hindu University, India.