Debt: The First 5000 Years
by David Graeber
“it brings an anthropological perspective to bear on an expansive history and geography, bringing the story right up to the present day”
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“What’s stunning about the book is how it brings an anthropological perspective to bear on such an expansive history and geography, bringing the story right up to the present day, at the precise moment when debt has become a hugely political, mobilizing and destabilizing issue. Its central argument is simple and easy to grasp, and has been seized by activists and critics of the financial sector.” Read more...
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