{"product_id":"capital-ideology-graphic-novel-adaptation","title":"Capital \u0026 Ideology Graphic Novel Adaptation","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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 Léa, a young woman today, who discovers the family secret at the root of their inheritance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book concludes with six compelling proposals for participatory socialism in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43976314552517,"sku":"","price":56.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Capital_20and_20Ideology_20a_20Graphic_20Novel_20Adaptation.jpg?v=1724206176","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/capital-ideology-graphic-novel-adaptation","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}