BBCR4 David Graeber: Promises, Promises - A History of Debt
Posted: 04 Mar 2015, 20:42
I think he's mainly reading from his book 'Debt: The First 5000 Years'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054zdp6/episodes/guide
10 parts, just over 10 mins each... (the first 3 are up already)... It's being broadcast at 1.45pm weekdays over the next 2 weeks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054zdp6/episodes/guide
10 parts, just over 10 mins each... (the first 3 are up already)... It's being broadcast at 1.45pm weekdays over the next 2 weeks.
I'm actually quite shocked that the BBC are broadcasting this, TBH.The Moral Power of Debt: 1/10 Anthropologist David Graeber examines the moral power that debt holds over people.
What Is Debt?: 2/10 David Graeber asks what debt actually is. It is not as simple as one might think.
The Origin of Money: 3/10 David Graeber examines the centrality of debt to the origin of money.
The Theology of Debt: 4/10 David Graeber considers how the world's religious texts include the language of debt.
The Classical World: 5/10 Anthropologist David Graeber examines debt in the classical period.
The Medieval Period: 6/10 David Graeber examines debt during the medieval period, when coinage largely disappeared.
The Conquistadors and the Birth of the Modern World Economy: 7/10 David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the conquest of South America.
The Birth of Capitalism: 8/10 David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the birth of capitalism...
