The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans have lived in societies divided into debtors and creditors. For 5,000 years debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates, laws and religions. The words “guilt,” “sin,” and “redemption” come from ancient debates about debt. These terms and the ideas of debt shape our most basic ideas of right and wrong.
The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans have lived in societies divided into debtors and creditors. For 5,000 years debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates, laws and religions. The words “guilt,” “sin,” and “redemption” come from ancient debates about debt. These terms and the ideas of debt shape our most basic ideas of right and wrong.
Hardcover, 534 pages
English language
Published May 21, 2011 by Melville House.
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- ISBN:
- 978-1-933633-86-2Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 426794447
- GoodReads:
- 6617037
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Subjects
- Business & Investing -- Economics -- Economic History
- Business & Investing -- Economics -- Money & Monetary Policy
- History -- Historical Study -- Social History
- History -- World
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