Debt - Updated and Expanded

In this updated and expanded audiobook, anthropologist David Graeber explores the history of debt, challenging the conventional belief that money preceded it. Tracing over 5,000 years of human history, he reveals how intricate credit systems emerged before coinage, establishing a societal divide between debtors and creditors. Graeber connects contemporary political debates and insurrections about debt forgiveness to ancient discussions, illustrating how concepts of guilt, sin, and redemption are deeply rooted in the history of debt, influencing our understanding of ethics and morality today.