Hidden interests in credit and finance: power, ethics, and social capital across the last millennium
Auteur :
Greenberg, James B. / Park, Thomas K.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498545808
Date de publication :
23 mai 2019
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,4 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Hidden Interests in Credit and Finance takes an anthropological approach to the roots of Western finance and credit in ancient societies from early Mesopotamia to eleventh-century Islam. The authors reveal that credit is not just an economic transaction but also a social relationship and a technology of power.