Debt

This is an extremely well argued, thought-provoking book, philosophically deconstructing the notion of debt to its core and then following its historical trajectory to the present day. As a corollary, Graeber shows how true “barter economies” have basically never existed, but the notion of money and debt has significantly evolved from its original development. The book goes a bit off the rails and is wildly inaccurate at the end once it gets into post-industrial economies, and the fact that Graeber doesn’t show his work and makes huge assumptions leaves lots to poke holes in. However, overall this is still an impressive and important book. Highly recommend