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David Graeber

Debt: The First 5,000 Years

Debt: The First 5,000 Years

A book by anthropologist David Graeber exploring the history of debt and financial systems

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  • Coco Quizon
    Coco QuizonFirst to rec

    “I have some reservations about the Myth of Barter section but overall a great treatise on how before we had money, we had debt. And, it’s the basis of how our relations and financial systems are formed. I love reading David Graeber, not just for what I learn from him, but also the books are mostly thick because have the volume is filled with references so you’re done faster than you anticipated.”

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