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- Condition
- Subject
- Interest, Economic History, Finance / General, General, World
- ISBN
- 9780812224269
- Subject Area
- Law, Business & Economics, History
- Publication Name
- Beggar Thy Neighbor : a History of Usury and Debt
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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From the Roman Empire to the most recent financial crisis, this comprehensive economic history examines humanity's attempts to curb the abuse of debt while reaping the benefits of credit.
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812224264
ISBN-13
9780812224269
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038731972
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Beggar Thy Neighbor : a History of Usury and Debt
Publication Year
2018
Subject
Interest, Economic History, Finance / General, General, World
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Charles R. Geisst takes us on a splendid tour of the law of usury from ancient times to the present. Along the way one encounters Cicero, Charlemagne, Shakespeare, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Michael Milken and many others in this engaging yet critical account of what may well be the oldest and most ubiquitous form of economic regulation. Highly recommended both for the lay reader interested in economic affairs and the academic specialist in money and banking., Beggar Thy Neighbor starts with Marcus Junius Brutus, a predatory lender infamous for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar, ends with the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and provides a lively social-cum-cultural history of debt for the intervening two millennia., Fascinating and comprehensive. . . . The broad historic sweep that [Geisst] brings to this study impresses., "A compelling book not only for history buffs but also for financial market participants who will find that events today have a long history leading up to our current travails."--Henry Kaufman, author of On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir, Geisst tackles this double-edged, troublesome topic not from a personal level-you won't find 10 tips to reduce personal debt here-but from a historical and practical level. He starts from before banks even existed, with a debate that continues today over interest rate ceilings, and it's evident that we are indebted to religious institutions, both Catholic and Jewish, for the foundational practices of money handling, borrowing, loaning, and repaying., A compelling book not only for history buffs but also for financial market participants who will find that events today have a long history leading up to our current travails., A useful introduction to the Christian and Muslim disdain for usury and raises important questions about the prevalence of debt in our economy. Geisst proves that legal, moral, and economic debates over usury and debt are here to stay.
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
332.8/309
Lc Classification Number
Hb551.G45 2018
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1. Saints and Sinners Chapter 2. Embracing Shylock Chapter 3. Protestants, War, and Capitalism Chapter 4. The Great Experiment Chapter 5. The New Debt Revolution Chapter 6. Something Old, Something New Chapter 7. Islam, Interest, and Microlending Chapter 8. The Consumer Debt Revolution Appendix. Early Interest Rate Tables and Calculations Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2013
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