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The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
The Son Also Rises Surnames and the History of Social Mobility - The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Author: Gregory Clark
How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does this influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691162546
ISBN-10: 0691162549
Publication Date: 2/23/2014
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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