How Would You Like to Pay? : How Technology Is Changing the Future of Money
by
Bill Maurer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0822359995
ISBN-13
9780822359999
Publisher
Duke University Press
Imprint
Duke University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 27th, 2015
Print length
277 Pages
Weight
148 grams
Dimensions
17.50 x 12.90 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Sociology: customs & traditionsSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographyMicroeconomics
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In this primer on the history of money, Bill Maurer explores the implications of how technology is changing how we use money and argues that understanding and considering how we would like to pay gives us insight into determining how we would like to live.
From Bitcoin to Apple Pay, big changes seem to be afoot in the world of money. Yet the use of coins and paper bills has persisted for 3,000 years. In How Would You Like to Pay?, leading anthropologist Bill Maurer narrates money''s history, considers its role in everyday life, and discusses the implications of how new technologies are changing how we pay. These changes are especially important in the developing world, where people who lack access to banks are using cell phones in creative ways to send and save money. To truly understand money, Maurer explains, is to understand and appreciate the complex infrastructures and social relationships it relies on. Engaging and straightforward, How Would You Like to Pay? rethinks something so familiar and fundamental in new and exciting ways. Ultimately, considering how we would like to pay gives insights into determining how we would like to live.
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