Debt: The First 5,000 Years (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- Economic history states that money replaced a bartering system, yet there isn't any evidence to support this axiom. Anthropologist Graeber presents a stunning reversal of this conventional wisdom. For more than 5,000 years, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods. Since the beginning of the agrarian empires, humans have been divided into debtors and creditors. Through time, virtual credit money was replaced by gold and the system as a whole went into decline. This fascinating history is told for the first time.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9781933633862
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781612190983
- Publisher:
- Melville House Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 01/11/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Melville House Publishing
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Nikki Griffiths
- Proofread By:
- Nikki Griffiths
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.