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Beggar Thy Neighbor : A History of Usury and Debt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (396 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780812207507
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Beggar Thy NeighborDDC classification:
  • 332.8/309
LOC classification:
  • HB551.G45 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Saints and Sinners -- Chapter 2 Embracing Shylock -- Chapter 3 Protestants, War, and Capitalism -- Chapter 4 The Great Experiment -- Chapter 5 The New Debt Revolution -- Chapter 6 Something Old, Something New -- Chapter 7 Islam, Interest, and Microlending -- Chapter 8 The Consumer Debt Revolution -- Appendix Early Interest Rate Tables and Calculations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: From the Roman Empire to the most recent financial crisis, this comprehensive economic history examines humanity's attempts to curb the abuse of debt while reaping the benefits of credit.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Saints and Sinners -- Chapter 2 Embracing Shylock -- Chapter 3 Protestants, War, and Capitalism -- Chapter 4 The Great Experiment -- Chapter 5 The New Debt Revolution -- Chapter 6 Something Old, Something New -- Chapter 7 Islam, Interest, and Microlending -- Chapter 8 The Consumer Debt Revolution -- Appendix Early Interest Rate Tables and Calculations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

From the Roman Empire to the most recent financial crisis, this comprehensive economic history examines humanity's attempts to curb the abuse of debt while reaping the benefits of credit.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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