The Sociology of Debt

The Sociology of Debtconsiders the lived experience of being in debt as well as the more nebulous processes of global finance, showing how debt functions at both micro- and macroeconomic levels. Featherstone links the problem of debt to the terminal condition of a system premised on deferral and projection into the future with the looming portent of apocalyptic system collapse and eventual rebirth. This book includes contributions from a range of authors in a variety of disciplines who approach debt from holistic perspectives, providing accounts that span both social scientific as well as economic analysis.