Roots of Western Finance - Power, Ethics, and Social Capital in the Ancient World

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1: Mesopotamian Roots of the Modern Financial System
Chapter 2: Mesopotamian Financial Innovations
Chapter 3: Financing Ancient Egypt's Organizational Economy
Chapter 4: Finance and Social Capital in Classical Greece and Rome
Chapter 5: Justice to Altruism: Early Judeo-Christian Finance
Chapter 6: Islamic Finances and the Eastern Mediterranean
Conclusion: Hidden Interests and the Anthropology of Credit
Appendix: Technologies of Power and the Metrology of Grain Storage in the Ancient Near East

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Thomas K. Park is professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James B Greenberg, B. Greenberg, James B. Greenberg, James B.Greenberg, Park, Thomas K Park, Thomas K. Park, Thomas K. B.greenberg Park, Park Thomas K.
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781498545839
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4583-9
• Seiten: 304
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Europe, European History, Finance, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Medieval History, Ancient World, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), Finance and the finance industry, Ancient History;Anthropology;Finance