This is the third video in a series on David Graeber’s book Debt: The First 5,000 Years. This video explores the Islamic traders of the seas of the Middle Ages, and what sustains their economy.
Other videos in the series:
Video 1 in the series: • Debt by David Graeber: Our Historic Moment... (Debt by David Graeber: Our Historic Moment of Economic Transition)
*I'll link to the rest in the series once I post them.
Video 2 in the series: • What Defeated the Military-Coinage-Slavery... (What Defeated the Military-Coinage-Slavery Complex? Axial Age Economic Transition | Debt by Graeber)
Some images in this video were created by A.I.