The Roots of Western Finance: Power, Ethics, and Social Capital in the Ancient World

by Thomas K. Park and James B. Greenberg

Book Overview

The Roots of Western Finance takes an anthropological approach to origins of western finance and credit in ancient societies, covering a period from ancient Mesopotamia to the Islamic world in the eleventh century. The authors reveal that credit is not simply an economic transaction; it is a social relationship and a technology of power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498545831
• ISBN13: 9781498545839
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"