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Addendum (12.3): Haunted by Credit: 'Structural Adjustment' as Modern Tribute

Chapter 12 (Part 3): Debt Imperialism: Bank Loans as Modern Tribute

Chapter 12 (Part 2): The U.S. Dollar: Backed by Power, Not Gold

Chapter 12 (Part 1): The Magic Money of Capitalism (and the Missing 9/11 Gold)

Chapter 11 (Part 8): The Apocalypse in Western Casino Capitalism

Chapter 11 (Part 7): The Gambler in Western Casino Capitalism

Chapter 11 (Part 6): The Paradox of Freedom and Debt in Western Capitalism

Chapter 11 (Part 5): The King is in Debt

Chapter 11 (Part 4): The Virtue of Self-Interest

Chapter 11 (Part 3): The Christian Roots of Self-Interest and Capitalism

Chapter 11 (Part 2): Balance Sheets of Brutality: Debt and the Business of Colonial Terror

Chapter 11 (Part 1): The Bottomless Metal Sinks of Asia

Chapter 11: Age of Extraction: The Money and Metals Grab

When Death sends a post

Chapter 10 (Part 9): Conclusion-Why did Western Europe develop capitalism?

Addendum Chapter 10 (Part 5): For the Love of Cod—How Christian Fasting Created the Fish Market

The Unending Search for Bread (Part 2)

Addendum Chapter 10 (Part 4): Crusading and Redemption

Addendum Chapter 10 (Part 3): The Temporal and Spiritual Exchange in the Hanseatic Network

Addendum Chapter 10 (Part 2): The Republic of St. Peter

Addendum Chapter 10 (Part 1): Medieval Genoa: A Case of Mercantile Capitalism and Freedom

Chapter 10 (Part 8): Credit/Debt Relations Among the Peasantry, Aristocrats and the Church

Chapter 10 (Part 7): Tolerance of Usury for the Outsider in Medieval Christianity

Chapter 10 (Part 6): The Medieval Christian Church as Sacred and Secular