David Graeber

In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber delves into the overwhelming phenomenon of meaningless employment that plagues modern society. The book begins by examining the stark contradiction between our technological advancements and the persistent reality of increasing work hours. Despite predictions from notable economists like John Maynard Keynes, who foresaw a future of fifteen-hour workweeks, we find ourselves inundated with jobs that...

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a monumental and revolutionary exploration of human history that challenges long-held beliefs about the origin of civilisation. This groundbreaking work embarks on a breathtaking journey through the earliest societies, revealing a complex tapestry of human interaction devoid of the simplistic interpretations of either 'primitive and childlike' or 'brutish and...

Debt, 10th Anniversary Edition by David Graeber is a revolutionary work that redefines our understanding of the origins and impact of debt on human societies. This special edition, featuring a new introduction by renowned economist Thomas Piketty, delves into the intricacies of economic history, challenging long-held beliefs about the development of money and credit systems. Contrary to the traditional narrative...

Immerse yourself in the provocative and intellectually stimulating world of Debt by David Graeber, a book that redefines our understanding of economic history and societal structures. This revised and updated edition of the international bestseller delves into the origins and implications of credit systems, presenting a groundbreaking narrative that challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding money and debt. Graeber, a distinguished...

Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews. The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently, wrote David Graeber. A renowned anthropologist, activist, and author of such classic books as Debt and the breakout...

In The Utopia of Rules, David Graeber delivers a compelling exploration of the pervasive influence of bureaucracy in our everyday lives. This thought-provoking work delves into the intricate nature of administrative controls, examining why we, as a society, have allowed red tape to bind us so tightly. Through a combination of anthropological insight and sharp social critique, Graeber illuminates the...

Full of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book asks what makes a city and how we might make them differently. What makes a city a city? Who says? Drafted over decades out of a dialogue between artist and author Nika Dubrovsky, the late anthropologist David Graeber, and Nika's then four-year-old son, this delightful and provocative book, Cities...

A rumbustious retelling of the birth of the Enlightenment, from the bestselling radical author of The Dawn of Everything. The Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar, in the late seventeenth century, when it was home to several thousand pirates. This was the Golden Age of Piracy —...

Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews 'The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently,' wrote David Graeber, as well-known for his sharp, lively essays as he was for his iconic role in...

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—"a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate" (Slate)—comes a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay...

Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganised on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of romanticism, respond with silence... But what if they didn't? This pamphlet ponders what that response would be and explores...

In anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of essays by two of the world’s most distinguished anthropologists—David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins—explores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically. As they show, kings are symbols for more than just...

What if the modern economy is full of jobs that everyone secretly knows are meaningless-but no one is allowed to admit it? In this incendiary and darkly funny essay, anthropologist David Graeber takes a flamethrower to the world of pointless bureaucracy, soul-crushing middle management, and the quiet misery of workers paid to pretend. Bullshit Jobs is part polemic, part social...

David Graeber is not only one of today’s most important living thinkers, but also one of the most influential. He is also one of the very few engaged intellectuals who has a proven track record of effective militancy on a world scale, and his impact on the international left cannot be overstated. Graeber has offered up perhaps the most credible...