{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-antiquity-paperback","title":"The Collapse of Antiquity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collapse of Antiquity\u003c\/em\u003e, the sequel to Michael's \"\u003cem\u003e...and forgive them their debts, \u003c\/em\u003e\" is the second and latest book in his trilogy on the history of debt. It describes how the dynamics of interest-bearing debt led to the rise of \u003cem\u003erentier \u003c\/em\u003eoligarchies in classical Greece and Rome, causing economic polarization, widespread austerity, revolts, wars and ultimately the collapse of Rome into serfdom and feudalism. That collapse bequeathed to subsequent Western civilization a pro-creditor legal philosophy that has led to today's creditor oligarchies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn telling this story, \u003cem\u003eThe Collapse of Antiquity\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the eerie parallels between the collapsing Roman world and today's debt-burdened Western economies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScope \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collapse of Antiquity\u003c\/em\u003e is vast in its sweep, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe transmission of interest-bearing debt from the Ancient Near East to the Mediterranean world, but without the \"safety valve\" of periodic royal Clean Slate debt cancellations to restore economic balance and prevent the emergence of creditor oligarchies; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe rise of creditor and landholding oligarchies in classical Greece and Rome; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclassical antiquity's debt crises and revolts, and the suppression, assassination and ultimately failure of reformers; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role played by greed, money-lust (wealth-addiction) and hubris, as analysed by Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and other ancient writers; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRome's \"End Time\" collapse into serfdom and pro-creditor oligarchic legacy that continues to shape the West; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe transformation of Christianity as it became Rome's state religion, supporting the oligarchy, dropping the revolutionary early Christian calls for debt cancellation and changing the meaning of the Lord's Prayer and \"sin,\" from a focus on the economic sphere to the personal sphere of individual egotism; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow pro-creditor ideology distorts recent economic interpretations of antiquity, showing increasing sympathy with Rome's oligarchic policies. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964792242477,"sku":"9783949546129","price":45.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-collapse-of-antiquity-paperback-8681727.webp?v=1775470386","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-collapse-of-antiquity-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}