I'm really getting tired of vapid historical analysis which completely sidelines any notions of class, or literally anything other than the mainstream misconstruing of history though great man theory

  • SadArtemis🏳️‍⚧️@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    On my phone so I won't search the specific vids, but I believe Michael Hudson would be a good source for 0-1500 AD (and even back to the days of ancient Sumeria).

    Here's a link to an article of his on the subject, anyways. https://michael-hudson.com/2018/04/palatial-credit-origins-of-money-and-interest/

    I've watched a few of his talks on the history of economics, and in particular on the history of debt (and the jubilee/debt forgiveness systems which had been found across the world, to which the Romans, Greeks, and then the inherited systems of debt in Europe were a notable exception).

    From his website alone, it seems like he has many books on the subject (as well as more contemporary ones). I've not read them but imagine they cover topics he's spoken of in his many interviews I've watched:

    https://michael-hudson.com/books/