Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation: Based on the Book by Thomas Piketty, the Bestselling Author of Capital in the 21st Century and Capital - Thomas Piketty

Thomas Piketty's powerful and bestselling Capital and Ideology is now available in this accessible and richly illustrated full-color graphic novel format. n 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. n n 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. 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 Léa, a young woman today, who discovers the family secret at the root of their inheritance. n n The book concludes with six compelling proposals for participatory socialism in the 21st century. n n 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 Alternatives Economiques.n