Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance and Empire by David McNally (English) Pap

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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. 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 buying and selling of slaves and the waging of war. Blood and Money demonstrates the ways that money has "internalized" its violent origins, making clear that it has become a concentrated force of social power and domination. Where Adam Smith observed that monetary wealth represents "command over labor," this paradigm shifting book amends his view to define money as comprising the command over persons and their bodies.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

David McNally, formerly Professor of Political Science at York University, is the Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston (UH) and Director of the Center for the Study of Capitalism. He is the author of Global Slump, Monsters of the Market, as well as six other books.

Table of Contents

: Foreword and Acknowledgements : Introduction : "Droves I Took Alive and Auctioned off as Slaves": War, Slavery, and Ancient Markets : The Law of the Body: Money and the State : From the Bones of Princes to the Blood of the Commonwealth: War Finance and the Origins of Capitalism : Blood in the Water: Colonialism, Slavery, and the Birth of Modern Money : Imperial War, Imperial Money: The Dollar's Rise to Global Dominance : Conclusion : Notes : Index

Review

"McNally casts an unsparing light on the origins of money--and capitalism itself--in this scathing, Marxist-informed account.... McNally builds a powerful, richly documented argument that unchecked capitalism prioritizes greed and violence over compassion....[T]his searing academic treatise makes a convincing case."--Publishers Weekly

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"McNally casts an unsparing light on the origins of money--and capitalism itself--in this scathing, Marxist-informed account.... McNally builds a powerful, richly documented argument that unchecked capitalism prioritizes greed and violence over compassion....[T]his searing academic treatise makes a convincing case."

Details ISBN1773632736 Short Title Blood and Money Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 1773632736 ISBN-13 9781773632735 Format Paperback AU Release Date 2021-11-26 NZ Release Date 2021-11-26 US Release Date 2021-11-26 UK Release Date 2021-11-26 Publisher Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-04-13 Imprint Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Place of Publication Black Point, Nova Scotia Country of Publication Canada Subtitle War, Slavery, Finance and Empire DEWEY 332.49 Audience Professional & Vocational Author David McNally We've got this

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