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

by Thomas K. Park (Author), James B. Greenberg (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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

James B. Greenberg is professor of anthropology and senior research anthropologist at the University of Arizona.