Sacred Economics
Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition
$42.30
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2021
Summary
Expanded and updated, Charles Eisenstein’s classic treatise on capitalism, currency, and the gift economy.
This revised version traces the history of money, from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, and includes new material on cryptocurrencies and emerging research that has come out since the book’s original publication. Charles Eisenstein shows how capitalism contributes to alienation, competition, and scarcity; destroys community; and necessitates endless growth at the cost…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623175764 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623175763 |
| Author: | Charles Eisenstein |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 584g |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 197mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
—PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION—
“This brilliant and beautifully written book is a must-read for all those who believe our economic system is terminally sick and in need of radical, sacred rehaul.”
—ANDREW HARVEY, author of The Hope
“If you want a convincing account of just how deep the shift in our new axial age is and must be, look no further than this brilliant book by Charles Eisenstein, one of the deepest integrative thinkers active today.”
—MICHEL BAUWENS, founder of the P2P Foundation
Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. His writings have generated a vast online following. He speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator. He is the author of Sacred Economics. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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