David Graeber Institute on Nostr: "In studying economic history, we tend to systematically ignore the role of violence ...
"In studying economic history, we
tend to systematically ignore the
role of violence as well as the
absolutely central role that war
and slavery played in creating and
shaping the basic institutions of
what we now call ‘the economy.'
- David Graeber
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