David’s magnum opus is a book that eludes simple summaries. Debt is an encyclopaedic journey through global history encompassing the stories of grand civilizations as well as small societies whose social logics reveal more about the human condition than anyone might imagine. It is primarily a story about money and the way material issues have always been underlain by moral considerations.
Review of ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’
Debt and Punishment
David Graeber’s book ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’ is missing an analysis of capitalism