David Graeber on Debt at THBTP Salon
David Graeber
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Jul 19, 202613 July 2011
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Anarchist anthropologist and lecturer at Goldsmiths University, David Graeber discusses his new book 'Debt; the first 5000 years' at THBTP salon. He discusses the relevance of debt to understanding our world today, the direct relationship of debt to morals, three modes of interaction (of which debt,
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The speaker argues that debt is a moral and political construct often used to disguise power relations, drawing on colonial history, religion, and anthropology. They contrast debt with communism, exchange, and hierarchy, and claim money and markets are historically tied to violence, taxation, and state power rather than natural barter.
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