This book provides a theoretical and historical examination of the
evolution of money. It is distinct from the majority of 'economic'
approaches, for it does not see money as an outgrowth of market
exchange via barter. Instead, the social, political, legal and
religious origins of money are examined. The methodological and
theoretical underpinning of the work is that the study of money be
historically informed, and that there exists a 'state theory of
money' that provides an alternative framework to the 'orthodox'
view of money's origins. The contexts for analysing the
introduction of money at various historical junctures include
ancient Greece, British colonial dependencies in the nineteenth and
early twentieth century, and local communities which introduce
'alternative' currencies. The book argues that, although money is
not primarily an 'economic' phenomenon (associated with market
exchange), it has profound implications (amongst others, economic
implications) for societies and habits of human thought and action.
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