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  • Ruy Teixeira has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of February 1, 2024.
  • Ruy Teixeira has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 1, 2024.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 1, 2024.
  • The 3 books Ruy Teixeira has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 1, 2024: Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities, The House of Government and Visions of Inequality.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Ruy Teixeira aired on February 1, 2024.

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Guest on The Ezra Klein Show · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Ruy Teixeira appears on The Ezra Klein Show as a political analyst and writer deeply invested in demographic trends, electoral politics, and economic equality. As an avid reader and researcher, Teixeira passionately recommends several extensive and thoroughly researched volumes to help audiences understand political and social structures. His first recommendation is Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities, edited by Amory Gethin, Clara Martinez-Toledano, and Thomas Piketty. Teixeira praises this comprehensive study of fifty democracies for providing copious data on the exact political and demographic trends frequently discussed on the podcast. Next, he recommends Branko Milanovic's Visions of Inequality, describing it as a fabulous book that traces how economic views on inequality have evolved from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War through the perspectives of various economic thinkers. Finally, Teixeira describes himself as an evangelist for Yuri Slezkine's The House of Government, a brilliant and massive book centered around the large residential building constructed near the Kremlin for prominent Soviet officials. Through these recommendations, Teixeira directs listeners toward deeply analytical works that decode the complex historical, economic, and demographic forces shaping modern political landscapes.

Books Ruy Teixeira recommended or discussed

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  1. Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities

    Amory Gethin; Clara Martinez-Toledano; Thomas Piketty · Recommended · 1 episode

    Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities is a scholarly volume edited by Amory Gethin, Clara Martinez-Toledano, and Thomas Piketty that examines the evolution of political conflicts and voting patterns across numerous democracies over several decades.

    Recommended
    “a I would recommend political cleavages and social inequalities by Thomas pick at at all a study of 50 democracies because all the political Trends and demographic Trends we've talked about on this podcast today are detailed with copious data in this marvelous compendium of studies”
    The Ezra Klein Show ‘Why Haven’t the Democrats Completely Cleaned the Republicans’ Clock?’ 2024-02-01 Listen at 1:06:28
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The House of Government

    Yuri Slezkine · Recommended · 1 episode

    The House of Government by Yuri Slezkine is an epic historical account centering on the residents of the massive government building near the Kremlin and their ultimate fates during the Soviet era and the Russian Revolution.

    Recommended
    “I'm a bit of an evangelist for this book it's called House of government by Yuri seskin and it's a incredible brilliant book about I mean it centers in a way well you know sort of in the title The House of government was the big house built on the embankment near the Kremlin”
    The Ezra Klein Show ‘Why Haven’t the Democrats Completely Cleaned the Republicans’ Clock?’ 2024-02-01 Listen at 1:07:25
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Visions of Inequality

    Branko Milanovic · Recommended · 1 episode

    Visions of Inequality by Branko Milanovic is an ambitious economic history that traces how leading thinkers and political economists have understood and measured economic inequality from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War.

    Recommended
    “I'd also recommend visions of inequality by Bronco milanovic from the French re Evolution to the end of the Cold War that just recently came out and this is a fabulous book for understanding how views of inequality have changed over time seen through the lens of a lot of economic Giants”
    The Ezra Klein Show ‘Why Haven’t the Democrats Completely Cleaned the Republicans’ Clock?’ 2024-02-01 Listen at 1:06:50
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

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EpisodePodcastDateBooks
‘Why Haven’t the Democrats Completely Cleaned the Republicans’ Clock?’The Ezra Klein Show2024-02-013