The Roots Of Western Finance: Power, Ethics, And Social Capital In The Ancient World - 9781498545839

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.

• | Author: Thomas K. Park|James B. Greenberg
• | Publisher: LEX
• | Publication Date: Jun 10, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1498545831
• | ISBN-13: 9781498545839