loppear reviewed Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans …
Review of 'Debt' on Goodreads
4 stars
A little wandering and loose with history, but with a clear story to tell about the connections between debt and society, war and slavery. This interview from last year covers most of the same ground as the book: www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/08/what-is-debt-%E2%80%93-an-interview-with-economic-anthropologist-david-graeber.html