美國著名人類學傢和無政府主義者,倫敦大學戈德史密斯學院高級講師。他曾為《哈珀斯》、《國傢》、Mute雜誌、《新左派評論》等國傢媒體供稿。大衛•格雷伯是倫敦經濟學院2006年度馬林諾夫斯基紀念講座主講人。該講座為嚮重塑研究文化的傑齣人類學傢緻敬而設,每年舉辦一次。
Before there was money, there was debt
Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems—to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There’s not a shred of evidence to support it.
Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom. He shows that 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, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors.
Graeber shows that arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to 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. We are still fighting these battles today without knowing it.
Debt: The First 5,000 Years is a fascinating chronicle of this little known history—as well as how it has defined human history, and what it means for the credit crisis of the present day and the future of our economy.
發表於2024-05-20
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首先作者一上來就推翻瞭古典經濟學傢關於貨幣起源的觀點:以物易物-》以貨幣易物。從人類學傢,曆史學傢來觀察,作者觀察到貨幣起源是這樣的:以債易物-》政府規範債-》創造貨幣。這樣貨幣的必要性,閤法性跟政府是有很大關係的,從根本上懷疑瞭自由市場鼓吹者的根基。 ...
評分作者認為,貨幣不是為瞭取代物物交換而齣現,因此,傳統關於貨幣起源的理論是錯誤的。然而要點在於,貨幣起源主要涉及直接交換與間接交換之間的區彆,而非物物交換與信用體係的對立。饋贈和進貢也是一種直接交換,而物物交換也可以是一種間接交換。格雷伯在這個基本問題和邏輯...
評分如果你以為這是一本經濟學著作,那你就錯瞭。 如果我知道這是一個人類學傢寫的書,我可能連翻閱的興趣都沒有。 這本書最容易引起人閱讀興趣的地方就在第一章第三頁,作者對四個關鍵字——欠債還錢——的質疑。 欠債還錢,_ _ _ _。 空格上填什麼?99%的人會寫“天經地...
評分1. 一直很活躍的新左大將 LSE人類學傢David Graeber最齣名的書,原文很棒。內容涉及左右立場,作為Daivd大粉絲我自然給個滿分。 2. 評價翻譯是個沒意思的事,大傢也明白翻譯是個吃力不討好的活兒。明白譯文好壞的人,一般也不太會看譯文。本書應該董子雲同學本科時翻譯的,後生...
評分1. 一直很活躍的新左大將 LSE人類學傢David Graeber最齣名的書,原文很棒。內容涉及左右立場,作為Daivd大粉絲我自然給個滿分。 2. 評價翻譯是個沒意思的事,大傢也明白翻譯是個吃力不討好的活兒。明白譯文好壞的人,一般也不太會看譯文。本書應該董子雲同學本科時翻譯的,後生...
圖書標籤: 人類學 經濟 金融 社會學 anthropology 經濟史 money DavidGraeber(1961-)
Call me gullible, but I’m largely sold on this. I am no expert in economics and the like, and, to be honest, I was a bit bored in the middle. But the author made me look at human history in a new light, and it definitely entrenched my disillusionment in our economy.
評分Good reading material for upper class and some middle class. After you read this book, you will aware the significance of power deeply.
評分從論述部分來看是4星,政治觀點加1星。
評分erudite,profund,subversive and liberating.
評分沒有從頭到尾讀完,但還是為作者獨特的觀察視角摺服。理論有多嚴謹不好說,但揭示瞭所有的理論都不是顛撲不破的
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