Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance and Empire

by David McNally

Book Overview

In most accounts of the origins of money we are offered pleasant tales in which it arises to the mutual benefit of all parties as a result of barter. In this groundbreaking study, David McNally reveals the true story of money's origins and development as one of violence and human bondage. Money's emergence and its transformation are shown to be intimately connected to the buying and selling of slaves and the waging of war. Blood and Money demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773632736
• ISBN13: 9781773632735
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"