Crisis? Whose crisis? Today we are in the midst of a multifaceted crisis which touches the lives of everyone on the planet. Whether it's growing poverty and inequality or shrinking access to food and water, the collapse of global financial markets or the dire effects of climate change, every aspect of this crisis can be traced to a transnational neoliberal elite that has steadily eroded our rights and stripped us of power.

And yet our world has never been so wealthy, and we have, right now, all the knowledge, tools and skills we need to build a greener, fairer, richer world. Such a breakthrough is not some far-fetched utopia, but an immediate, concrete possibility. Our future is in our hands.

Susan Georgeis board chair of the Transnational Institute.

Introduction vi

Chronological Table x

Abbreviation I: Ancient Authors xiii

Abbreviations II: Multi-Volume Reference Works xvi

Abbreviations III: Modern Works xviii

Mao of Alexanders campaigns, 334-323 BC xxiv

A to Z 1-273

Anonymous Individuals: Women 274

Anonymous Individuals: Men 279

Notes 285

Appendix 345

Glossary 348

Concordance 353

Bibliography 359

Stemmata 376