Bookmarker is a personal project by @dellsystem to help with retaining reading material. Source on GitHub.

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Belle Époque

You would have to go back to the Belle Époque (1900-1910) to find French wealth holders so prosperous

—p.3 Preface (1) by Thomas Piketty
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trente glorieuses

Referred to in France as the Trente Glorieuses, the 'thirty glorious' years from 1945 to 1975

in a footnote

—p.2 Preface (1) by Seth Ackerman
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stagflation

The 'stagflation' of the 1970s

—p.2 Preface (1) by Thomas Piketty
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ontology

This is what academics call 'ontological security', a sense of order and continuity in relation to experiences.

—p.110 Generation Rent (95) by Anna Minton
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gentrification

Because of the role played by central and local government in estate regeneration, for many academics the population shifts which result from it are no longer known as 'gentrification', but 'state-led gentrification'.

—p.70 Demolitions (48) by Anna Minton
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