Economists
Books recommended by Thomas Piketty
French economist (born 1971)
French economist (born 1971). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Historical Change and Economic Ideology.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Thomas Piketty has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Thomas Piketty recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Thomas recommended it.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology
Five Books interview in which Thomas Piketty chooses and discusses five books.
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The Great Demarcation
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.
Listed in the source as “The Great Demarcation: The French Revolution and the Invention of Modern Property”.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology Interviewfivebooks.com
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Gold and Freedom
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.
Listed in the source as “Gold and Freedom: The Political Economy of Reconstruction”.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology Interviewfivebooks.com
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Citizenship between Empire and Nation
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.
Listed in the source as “Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945-1960”.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology Interviewfivebooks.com
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Castes of Mind
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.
Listed in the source as “Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India”.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Emergence of Globalism
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.
Listed in the source as “The Emergence of Globalism: Visions of World Order in Britain and the United States, 1939–1950”.
The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology Interviewfivebooks.com
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