About the Author

David Graeber teaches anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is the author of several books, including "Debt: The First 5,000 Years." He has written for "Harper's, The Nation, " and other magazines and journals.

Reviews

Praise for David Graeber's "Debt"
"A sprawling, erudite, provocative work."--Drake Bennett, "Bloomberg Businessweek "
"Written in a brash, engaging style, the book is also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of debt--where it came from and how it evolved.""--The New York Times Book Review"
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"Fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking [and] exceedingly timely."--"Financial Times"
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"The book is more readable and entertaining than I can indicate. . . . Graeber is a scholarly researcher, an activist and a public intellectual. His field is the whole history of social and economic transactions.""--"Peter Carey," The Observer"
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"One of the year's most influential books. Graeber situates the emergence of credit within the rise of class society, the destruction of societies based on 'webs of mutual commitment' and the constantly implied threat of physical violence that lies behind all social relations based on money."--Paul Mason, "The Guardian"
"Part anthropological history and part provocative political argument, it's a useful corrective to what passes for contemporary conversation about debt and the economy."--Jesse Singal, "The""Boston Globe"
"Terrific . . . In the best anthropological tradition, he helps us reset our everyday ideas by exploring history and other civilizations, then boomeranging back to render our own world strange, and more open to change.""--"Raj Patel, "The Globe and Mail"

Praise for David Graeber's "Debt"

"A sprawling, erudite, provocative work."--Drake Bennett, "Bloomberg Businessweek "

"Written in a brash, engaging style, the book is also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of debt--where it came from and how it evolved.""--The New York Times Book Review"
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"Fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking [and] exceedingly timely."--"Financial Times"
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"The book is more readable and entertaining than I can indicate. . . . Graeber is a scholarly researcher, an activist and a public intellectual. His field is the whole history of social and economic transactions.""--"Peter Carey", The Observer"
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"One of the year's most influential books. Graeber situates the emergence of credit within the rise of class society, the destruction of societies based on 'webs of mutual commitment' and the constantly implied threat of physical violence that lies behind all social relations based on money."--Paul Mason, "The Guardian"

"Part anthropological history and part provocative political argument, it's a useful corrective to what passes for contemporary conversation about debt and the economy."--Jesse Singal, "The""Boston Globe"

"Terrific . . . In the best anthropological tradition, he helps us reset our everyday ideas by exploring history and other civilizations, then boomeranging back to render our own world strange, and more open to change.""--"Raj Patel, "The Globe and Mail"