Debt: The First 5,000 Years Online

One of the book's most provocative insights is that the language of morality, law, and religion is deeply rooted in ancient debates about debt.

: Since the end of the gold standard, we have returned to a virtual credit era, though its rules are still being defined. Available Editions Debt: The First 5,000 Years

Graeber challenges the "myth of barter"—the idea taught in most economics textbooks that money was invented to solve the inconveniences of bartering goods. One of the book's most provocative insights is

: Virtual credit money dominated.