David Graeber

Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Melville House)

Acclaimed anthropologist and author David Graeber Direct Action) visits Skylight Books to discuss and sign his fascinating new book, Debt: The First 5,000 Years, a timely study of the ancient origins of our system of credit and debt. Praise for David Graeber: "I consider him the best anthropological theorist of his generation from anywhere in the world."  —Maurice Bloch, professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics "A scholar whose books and articles are used in college classrooms around the world and an anarchist who is a card-carrying member of the Industrial Workers of the World." —The New York Times Praise for Debt: The First 5,000 Years: "[A]n engaging book. Part anthropological history and part provocative political argument, it's a useful corrective to what passes for contemporary conversation about debt and the economy."  —Jesse Singal, Boston Globe "Graeber's book is not just thought-provoking, but also exceedingly timely." — Financial Times (London) David Graeber teaches anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the author of Towards an Anthropological Theory of Value, Lost People, and Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire. He has written for Harper's, The Nation, Mute, and The New Left Review.

THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS FEBRUARY 2, 2012.