Julian reviewed Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
Very good popular history
This book takes a very abstract subject and, through great examples and engaging writing, makes it come alive. I learned a lot from it.
French language
Dette : 5 000 ans d'histoire
5 stars
(3 reviews)
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. It draws on the history and anthropology of a number of civilizations, large and small, from the first known records of debt from Sumer in 3500 BCE until the present.
sudneo reviewed Debito by David Graeber (La cultura -- 0770)
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5 stars
The book is clearly not a light reading, the text is dense with notes, quotes and references. I liked the way it is organised and the clear prose of Graeber.
I think this is probably one book that should be read by anybody who is interested in politics and economics, because it helps grounding modern concepts into the roots those concepts have: money, debt but also community, sharing, slavery and so on.
