![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And he contrasts these relations of economy and debt to those that existed (and still exist to some extent) in non-state societies (the ones that anthropologists tend to study). He traces the changes in how debt is conceived, and how economic exchange is organized, in various Eurasian civilizations and societies since then. He shows how the notion of “debt” has been integral to any notion of an “economy.” He traces the history of debt, both as an economic concept and as a metaphor for other forms of social engagement, back to the Mesopotamian civilizations of thousands of years ago. Among other reasons, because the book is more relevant than ever today, given the Occupy movement.ĭavid Graeber’s Debt The First Five Thousand Years is a brilliant and powerful book and even, I would say, a crucial one. I am reprinting here my short review of David Graeber’s book, Debt: The First Five Thousand Years, which I originally posted on Google Plus last summer. ![]()
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