Die ultimative heimliche Wahrheit der Welt

David Graeber's Legacy. "The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that we shape the world ourselves and could just as easily shape it differently." Few thought so freely, and few wrote so wittily against capitalism and the unfreedom it engenders: David Graeber is among the most radical thinkers of recent decades. This volume brings together 18 texts that are as surprising as they are intellectually stimulating, covering his most important themes—the essence of his work and his intellectual legacy. Why do we accept inequality? Why do we view social hierarchies as given? And why do we simply tolerate exploitation by capitalism? The internationally recognized anthropologist and bestselling author David Graeber made it his life's mission to ruthlessly reveal the contradictions of our society and their roots. Through his astutely crafted and contrarian publications, he introduced a whole new way of thinking into the heart of discussions and sparked countless debates. This collection of his most significant and partly unpublished essays is brimming with the spirit, irresistible suggestion, and surprising wit of Graeber. The selection, complemented by interviews with Thomas Piketty and Hannah Appel, encompasses all the themes of his significant work: anti-capitalism, social inequality, radical democracy, anarchy, and boundless love of freedom.