Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century showed that capitalism, left to itself, generates deepening inequality. In this audacious follow-up, he challenges us to revolutionize how we think about ideology and history, exposing the ideas that have sustained inequality since premodern times and outlining a fairer economic system.

Follow-up to "Capital In The 21st Century", which sold over two-million copies in over forty languages. Piketty challenges readers to revolutionise conceptions of politics, ideology and history. Argues that the politics of both left and right are failing people, outlining an alternative economic system.