Beggar Thy Neighbor : : A History of Usury and Debt / / Charles R. Geisst.
The practice of charging interest on loans has been controversial since it was first mentioned in early recorded history. Lending is a powerful economic tool, vital to the development of society but it can also lead to disaster if left unregulated. Prohibitions against excessive interest, or usury,...
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 p.) :; 6 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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