{"product_id":"debt-the-first-5000-years","title":"Debt: The First 5000 Years","description":"Now more relevant than ever, the groundbreaking international best-seller turns everything you think about money, debt, and society on its head—from the “brilliant, deeply original political thinker” David Graeber (Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me)\n\nBefore there was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods—that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors—which lives on in full force to this day.\n\nSo says anthropologist David Graeber in a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom. He shows that arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Renaissance Italy to Imperial China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections. He also brilliantly demonstrates that the language of the ancient works of law and religion (words like “guilt,” “sin,” and “redemption”) derive in large part from ancient debates about debt, and shape even our most basic ideas of right and wrong.\n\nWe are still fighting these battles today.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1612194192\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1612194192.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Graeber, David\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41583454584890,"sku":"DBV.1612194192.A","price":12.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1612194192-0.jpg?v=1786167526","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/debt-the-first-5000-years","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}