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OverviewIn 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 the ways that money has ""internalized"" its violent origins, making clear that it has become a concentrated force of social power and domination. Where Adam Smith observed that monetary wealth represents ""command over labor,"" this paradigm shifting book amends his view to define money as comprising the command over persons and their bodies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David McNallyPublisher: Haymarket Books Imprint: Haymarket Books ISBN: 9781642592276ISBN 10: 1642592277 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 16 June 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDavid McNally is the Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston (UH) and Director of the Center for the Study of Capitalism. He is the author of Monsters of the Market, as well as six other books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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