{"product_id":"capital-ideology-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-based-on-the-book-by-thomas-piketty-the-bestselling-author-of-capital-in-the-21st-century-and-capital-paperback","title":"Capital \u0026 Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation: Based on the Book by Thomas Piketty, the Bestselling Author of Capital in the 21st Century and Capital - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Piketty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaire Alet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Adam\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Piketty's powerful and bestselling \u003ci\u003eCapital and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e is now available in this accessible and richly illustrated full-color graphic novel format.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praised by Piketty himself as a \"magnificent adaptation\" of his original book, this graphic novel adaptation is perfect for anyone looking to understand the wealth gap and why society is the way it is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Claire Alet and Benjamin Adam make the original work's ideas more accessible through the addition of a family saga. Jules, the main character, is born at the end of the 19th century. He is a person of private means, a privileged figure representative of a profoundly unequal society obsessed with property. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He, his family circle, and his descendants will experience the evolution of wealth and society. Eight generations of his family serve as a connecting thread running through the book, all the way up to L?a, a young woman today, who discovers the family secret at the root of their inheritance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book concludes with six compelling proposals for participatory socialism in the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Friendly and approachable illustrations by cartoonist and children's book author Benjamin Adam are easy to understand without diluting the subject matter. The material is adapted expertly by Claire Alet, a former journalist at \u003ci\u003eAlternatives Economiques\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Piketty \u003c\/b\u003eis an economist and bestselling author whose accessible books about the wealth gap and income inequality have influenced popular conversations about our economy for at least a decade. He has received awards and honors from the University of Johannesburg, the Universidad de Chile, the Yrjö Jahnsson Award, and the Prix du Meilleur Jeune Économiste de France. His first book, \u003ci\u003eCapital in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and received the British Academy Medal. \u003ci\u003eCapital and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e is the sequel to that book. \u003cb\u003eClaire Alet \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from Sciences-Po and worked as a journalist at \u003ci\u003eAlternatives Economiques\u003c\/i\u003e for several years. She is also author of documentary films for Arte and directs a literature of reality series at Bayard. \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Adam \u003c\/b\u003eis a cartoonist and illustrator of children's books living in France. \u003ci\u003eJoker\u003c\/i\u003e (La Pastèque, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eSoon\u003c\/i\u003e (Dargaud, 2019) are among his most recently published books. \u003ci\u003eSoon\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as one of several graphic novels translated into English by Europe Comics, an initiative by the European Commission meant to spread the heritage and art of European graphic novels worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44764770336854,"sku":"9781419777059","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/pAjg-p1yIz9781419777059.webp?v=1779332997","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/capital-ideology-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-based-on-the-book-by-thomas-piketty-the-bestselling-author-of-capital-in-the-21st-century-and-capital-paperback","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}