Hardcover, 534 pages
English language
Published May 21, 2011 by Melville House.
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.
No es lo que esperaba, y a lo mejor por eso tardé tanto en leerlo, más que económico es un viaje antropológico/histórico en torno a la deuda, dinero etc. Aún así mereció la pena el viaje, tardé en introducirme en sus páginas, pero al final, discrepando en varias cuestiones y pareciéndome otras algo simples, acaba aportando ideas que, como mínimo, son interesantes para tener en cuenta. Nota: 7/10.
This book challenged my thinking on things I thought I knew in exciting ways, in spite of my sharing a similiar politics. I've always been hesitant to read Graeber, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one.
