Debt The First 5,000 Years |
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Author:
| Graeber, David |
Read by:
| Gardner, Grover |
ISBN: | 978-1-4690-8731-3 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: before there was money, there was debt. For more than five thousand years, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods--long before the invention of coins or cash. Graeber shows us that debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections. He also demonstrates that the language of law and...
More DescriptionAnthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: before there was money, there was debt. For more than five thousand years, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods--long before the invention of coins or cash. Graeber shows us that debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections. He also demonstrates that the language of law and religion--words like "guilt" and "sin"--derive from ancient debates about debt and shape even our most basic ideas of right and wrong. We are still fighting these battles today without knowing it.