David Graeber
Debt : The First 5000 Years
- ISBN 13:
- 9781612194196
- author:
- David Graeber
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Melville House Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 556
- Dimensions:
- 14.5 x 3.6 x 21.1 cm
- Genre:
- Business, Finance & Law, Biographies & Histories, Business & Economic History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Updated and Expanded by David Graeber For over 5,000 years, humans have used complex credit systems to buy and sell goods, long before the invention of coins or cash. This ancient system has shaped the way we think about debt and its consequences, and continues to influence our societies today. In this groundbreaking book, anthropologist David Graeber explores the history of debt and its role in shaping our understanding of right and wrong. He reveals how arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates and social movements, from Renaissance Italy to Imperial China. By examining the language of ancient works of law and religion, Graeber shows how our most basic ideas of guilt, sin, and redemption are rooted in ancient debates about debt. This book is a fascinating and thought-provoking exploration of the ways in which debt has shaped human society, and continues to do so today.
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