ISBN: 9780887848728

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of “debt” — a subject that continues to be timely… Mehr…

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of “debt” — a subject that continues to be timely.Legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood delivers a surprising look at the topic of “debt” — a subject that continues to be timely during this current period of economic upheaval. In her intelligent and imaginative approach to the subject, Atwood proposes that “debt” is like air — something we take for granted and never think about until things go wrong.This is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon those subjects. Rather, it goes far deeper into an investigation of debt as a very old, very central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. By looking at how debt has informed our thinking from preliterate times to the present day, through the stories we tell to our concepts of “revenge” and “sin” to the way we structure our social relationships, Atwood shows that this idea of what we owe — in other words, “debt” — is possibly built into the human imagination as one of its most dynamic metaphors. In the final section, Atwood touches upon not only our current global financial situation, but also the concept of our “debt to nature” and how our ideas of ownership and debt must be changed if we are to find a new way to interact with our natural environment. Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth House of Anansi Press Economic History DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Economics, House of Anansi Press Inc<

2019, ISBN: 9780887848728

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt&#8221; &#8212; a subject that continues to be time… Mehr…

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt&#8221; &#8212; a subject that continues to be timely. Legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt&#8221; &#8212; a subject that continues to be timely during this current period of economic upheaval. In her intelligent and imaginative approach to the subject, Atwood proposes that 'debt&#8221; is like air &#8212; something we take for granted and never think about until things go wrong. This is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon those subjects. Rather, it goes far deeper into an investigation of debt as a very old, very central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. By looking at how debt has informed our thinking from preliterate times to the present day, through the stories we tell to our concepts of 'revenge&#8221; and 'sin&#8221; to the way we structure our social relationships, Atwood shows that this idea of what we owe &#8212; in other words, 'debt&#8221; &#8212; is possibly built into the human imagination as one of its most dynamic metaphors. In the final section, Atwood touches upon not only our current global financial situation, but also the concept of our 'debt to nature&#8221; and how our ideas of ownership and debt must be changed if we are to find a new way to interact with our natural environment. eBook Margaret Atwood 03.09.2019, House of Anansi Press Inc, House of Anansi Press Inc<

2019, ISBN: 9780887848728

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt' - a subject that continues to be timely. Legendary noveli… Mehr…

Available in a new edition and with an introduction by Margaret Atwood, Payback delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt' - a subject that continues to be timely. Legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood delivers a surprising look at the topic of 'debt' - a subject that continues to be timely during this current period of economic upheaval. In her intelligent and imaginative approach to the subject, Atwood proposes that 'debt' is like air - something we take for granted and never think about until things go wrong. This is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon those subjects. Rather, it goes far deeper into an investigation of debt as a very old, very central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. By looking at how debt has informed our thinking from preliterate times to the present day, through the stories we tell to our concepts of 'revenge' and 'sin' to the way we structure our social relationships, Atwood shows that this idea of what we owe - in other words, 'debt' - is possibly built into the human imagination as one of its most dynamic metaphors. In the final section, Atwood touches upon not only our current global financial situation, but also the concept of our 'debt to nature' and how our ideas of ownership and debt must be changed if we are to find a new way to interact with our natural environment. eBook Margaret Atwood 03.09.2019, Groundwood Books Ltd, Groundwood Books Ltd<

ISBN: 9780887848728

Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt -- a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the co… Mehr…

Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt -- a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the collapse of a system of interlocking debts. Atwood proposes that debt is like air -- something we take for granted until things go wrong.Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. By investigating how debt has informed our thinking from preliterate times to the present day through the stories we tell each other, through our concepts of balance, revenge, and sin, and in the way we form our social relationships, Atwood shows that the idea of what we owe one another -- in other words, debt -- is built into the human imagination and is one of its most dynamic metaphors. Digital Content>E-books>Social Sciences>Sociology>Sociology, House of Anansi Press Inc Digital >16<

2019, ISBN: 9780887848728

Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt -- a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the co… Mehr…

Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt -- a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the collapse of a system of interlocking debts. Atwood proposes that debt is like air -- something we take for granted until things go wrong. Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. By investigating how debt has informed our thinking from preliterate times to the present day through the stories we tell each other, through our concepts of balance, revenge, and sin, and in the way we form our social relationships, Atwood shows that the idea of what we owe one another -- in other words, debt -- is built into the human imagination and is one of its most dynamic metaphors. eBook Margaret Atwood 03.09.2019, Groundwood Books Ltd, Groundwood Books Ltd<