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Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions attributed to a disastrous communal ordeal two years earlier. As Graeber uncovers the layers of historical, social, and cultural knowledge required to understand this event, he elaborates a new view of power, inequality, and the political role of na...

In uno stile colloquiale e diretto, attraverso l'indagine storica, antropologica, filosofica, teologica, Graeber ribalta la versione tradizionale sulle origini dei mercati. Mostra come l'istituzione del debito sia anteriore alla moneta e come da sempre sia oggetto di aspri conflitti sociali: in Mesopotamia i sovrani dovevano periodicamente rimediare con giubilei alla riduzione in schiavitù per debiti di ampie fasce della popolazione, pena la d...

A survey of the political landscape for signs of hope in unexpected places, this is a collection of essays from anthropologist Graeber, a leading voice in the Occupy movement.

Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy--everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of romanticism, respond with silence . . . . But what if they didn't? This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores the implications of...

An anthropologist investigates the revolution of everyday life.

A radical anthropologist studies the global justice movement.

From the ivory tower to the barricades! Radical intellectuals explore the relationship between research and resistance.

Sind anarchistische Lebensformen der Schlüssel zu einer gerechteren Gesellschaft? Der Anthropologe David Graeber ebnet spannenden Forschungsergebnissen endlich den Weg in den allgemeinen Diskurs.

Siamo sommersi dalle scartoffie. Bollette, multe, moduli per l'iscrizione in palestra: è l'età della burocratizzazione totale. Ma come ci siamo arrivati? Di solito si pensa che la deregolamentazione sia un cambiamento positivo: meno lungaggini e meno regole che soffocano l'innovazione, il commercio e l'iniziativa individuale. E invece le riforme volte alla liberalizzazione del mercato e alla riduzione della burocrazia incrementano esponenzialm...

Traces the history of money, offering an insightful take on the causes of the current economic crisis. The standard version of the history of money states that it was invented as a replacement for the bartering system - but there isn't a shred of evidence to support this theory. Instead of being a modern disaster, money and debt has always defined societal behaviour.