"Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt by Charles R. Geisst (University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)" by Brian M McCall

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Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt by Charles R. Geisst (University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)

The Historian (2015)

Brian M McCall, University of Oklahoma

Keywords

Usury

Disciplines

Banking and Finance Law,
Commercial Law,
Consumer Protection Law,
Law and Society and
Legal History

Publication Date

2015

Publisher Statement

This book review critically examines this valuable history of usury law and theory from both the Christian and Islamic traditions.

Citation Information

Brian M McCall. "Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt by Charles R. Geisst (University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)" The Historian Vol. 77 Iss. 1 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_mccall/22/