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debt? What makes the concept so strangely powerful? Consumer debt is the lifeblood of our economy. All modern nation-states are built on deficit spending. Debt has come to be the central issue of international
Debt: The First 5,000 Years is a book by anthropologist David Graeber published in 2011. It explores the historical relationship of debt with social institutions such as barter, marriage, friendship, slavery, law, religion, war and government.
- David Graeber
- 2011
Debt wasn't just a dark cloud hanging over early civilization, but pervading smog. If one was foreclosed upon one stood to lose his livelihood. He might have to sell his children, his wife, or himself into slavery.
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27 de nov. de 2012 · Now in paperback: David Graeber’s “fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . and exceedingly timely” (Financial Times) history of debt. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: he shows that before there was money, there was debt.
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- 2011
- David Graeber
David’s magnum opus is a book that eludes simple summaries. Debt is an encyclopaedic journey through global history encompassing the stories of grand civilizations as well as small societies whose social logics reveal more about the human condition than anyone might imagine.
As most of the other reviewers have noted, this is a brilliant and revolutionary book. The author has synthesized a great deal of information from anthropology, history and economics over 5,000 years to come up with a compelling and original account of debt.
12 de jul. de 2011 · Graeber shows that arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections.
