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Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

Radio 4 Extra,12 episodes

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The Moral Power of Debt
Anthropologist David Graeber examines the moral power that debt holds over people.
15 mins02 Mar 2015
What is Debt?
David Graeber asks what debt actually is. It is not as simple as one might think.
15 mins03 Mar 2015
The Origin of Money
David Graeber examines the centrality of debt to the origin of money.
15 mins04 Mar 2015
The Theology of Debt
David Graeber considers how the world's religious texts include the language of debt.
15 mins05 Mar 2015
The Classical World
Anthropologist David Graeber examines debt in the Classical period.
15 mins06 Mar 2015
The Medieval Period
David Graeber examines debt during the medieval period, when coinage largely disappeared.
15 mins09 Mar 2015
The Conquistadors and the Birth of the Modern World Economy
David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the conquest of South America.
15 mins10 Mar 2015
The Birth of Capitalism
David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the birth of capitalism.
15 mins11 Mar 2015
The International Politics of Debt
David Graeber examines the rise of virtual money since the 1970s.
15 mins12 Mar 2015
Hope
David Graeber examines the crash of 2008 in the context of the history of debt.
15 mins13 Mar 2015
Omnibus Episode 1
Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.
58 mins29 Jul 2016
Omnibus Episode 2
Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.
58 mins05 Aug 2016