Payback
Subtitle: debt and the shadow side of wealth
By: Margaret Atwood.
Series: The CBC Massey lectures series
Publisher: Anansi; Distributed in the United States by Publishers Group West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto; Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780887848001
Subjects: Debt -- Social aspects.; Debt in literature.
Description: Collected here, the Massey Lectures from legendary novelist Margaret Atwood investigate the highly topical subject of debt, exploring debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient balances; title: Debt and sin; title: Debt as plot; title: The shadow side; title: Payback.