Barter to Bitcoin
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2025
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- Title
- Barter to Bitcoin
- Author
- Kent, Kevin
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798291293034
- Illustrator
- Monroe, Eli
- Item weight
- 192 grams
- Series
- Book 4 of 5: Anthropologically Curious
What if trade wasn't just about profit—but about people, stories, and meaning?
From salt to shells, from software to cryptocurrency—Barter to Bitcoin explores the deeply human story behind how we exchange, create, and assign value.
We often imagine the economy as a world of numbers and markets. But it began with relationships. With rituals. With need and imagination. This is not a history of capitalism, nor a textbook on economics—it's an anthropological journey through the heart of human creativity and exchange.
Barter to Bitcoin dives into the cultural and symbolic roots of commerce, revealing how our trades—ancient and modern—reflect what we care about, what we fear, and who we want to become.
This book is for anyone curious about how humans built the economic worlds we now live in. Anthropologist or not, you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how we’ve always been trading not just things—but ideas, identities, and dreams.
Inside, you'll discover:
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Why early trade was more about trust than transaction
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How objects like stones, salt, and shells became currency
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What gift economies reveal about relationships and power
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How labor, value, and even garbage became meaningful
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What Bitcoin and blockchain say about the future of exchange
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