Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance, and Empire

The history of money and its violent and oppressive origins from slavery to war—by the author of Global Slump.

In 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. But 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 buyin...