TY - BOOK AU - Eisenstein,Charles TI - Sacred economics, revised: money, gift & society in the age of transition SN - 9781623175764 PY - 2021/// CY - Berkeley, California PB - North Atlantic Books KW - Money KW - History KW - Philosophy N1 - Revised edition of: Sacred economics. Berkeley, California : Evolver Editions, 2011; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This revised version of Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, and includes new chapters on up-to-date topics like cryptocurrencies and emerging research that has come out since the book's original publication in 2011. Author Charles Eisenstein reveals how late-stage capitalism has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity; destroyed community; and necessitated endless growth at the cost of social and environmental devastation. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunities to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being"-- ER -