Sacred Economics [revised] : Money, Gift & Society in the Age of Transition
by Charles Eisenstein
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"This revised version of Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, and includes new chapters on up-to-date topics like cryptocurrencies and emerging research that has come out since the book's original publication in 2011. Author Charles Eisenstein reveals how late-stage capitalism has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity; destroyed community; and necessitated endless growth at the cost of social and environmental show more devastation. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunities to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being"-- show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Sacred Economics [revised] : Money, Gift & Society in the Age of Transition
- Original publication date
- 2021-02-16
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- 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 include... (show all)s new material on cryptocurrencies and emerging research that has come out since the book's original publication.
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