Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood (English) Paperba

Description: Payback by Margaret Atwood Examines the methaphor of debt and the role it plays in our lives, looking at debt as a central motif in religion, literature and society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this wide-ranging history of debt Margaret Atwood investigates its many meanings through the ages, from ancient times to the current global financial meltdown. Many of us wonder: how could we have let such a collapse happen? How old or inevitable is this human pattern of debt? Imaginative, topical and insightful, Payback urges us to reconsider our ideas of ownership and debt - before it is too late. Notes Examines the methaphor of debt and the role it plays in our lives, looking at debt as a central motif in religion, literature and society. Author Biography Margaret Atwood is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. In addition to the classic The Handmaids Tale, her novels include Cats Eye, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize. Her most recent novel, Oryx and Crake was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Review A fascinating, freewheeling examination of ideas of debt, balance and revenge in history, society and literature - Atwood has again struck upon our most current anxieties The Times A stimulating, learned, and stylish read from an eminent author writing from a heartfelt perspective ... very provocative Conrad Black Could hardly be more timely ... as clear a summary of the situation as I have read Financial Times Lively and exceedingly timely ... At a time when so many of us are mired in debts of the financial variety it is worth remembering that it is the other, non-financial debts that we owe - to the planet, and to each other - that may prove most important Observer Promotional The Penelopiad, part of the Canongate Myths series, sold 20,000 hardbacks and 48,500 paperbacks This book is based on a series of five lectures - The Massey Lectures - delivered in five different Canadian cities. It will be broadcast by the C.B.C Payback received stunning review coverage in hardback, including in the financial media. Long Description In this wide-ranging history of debt Margaret Atwood investigates its many meanings through the ages, from ancient times to the current global financial meltdown. Many of us wonder: how could we have let such a collapse happen? How old or inevitiable ist his human pattern of debt? Imaginative, topical and insightful, Payback urges us to reconsider our ideas of ownership and debt - before it is too late. Review Quote Lively and exceedingly timely Promotional "Headline" Payback urges us to reconsider our ideas of ownership and debt - before it is too late. Details ISBN0747598711 Author Margaret Atwood Pages 240 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2009 ISBN-10 0747598711 ISBN-13 9780747598718 Format Paperback Publication Date 2009-05-04 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 332.0240201 Birth 1939 Media Book Subtitle Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth Language English UK Release Date 2009-05-04 NZ Release Date 2009-05-04 AU Release Date 2009-05-31 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:20359807;

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