Alf Hornborg is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology at Lund University, Sweden.

"Money is quintessentially fungible. It is a sign that has no specific socially agreed upon referent. As such, it amplifies the human propensity for a form of thought that is separate from the sentient world from which we emerge and upon which we depend, a form of thought that has made Culture a veritable force of Nature. Liquidate is a fascinating and masterful exploration of the vexing properties of money as a medium for thought, and how to re-imagine this medium as we face a human-made and planet-wide ecological crisis." - Eduardo Kohn, McGill University, Canada"Money is the most central, and probably misunderstood commodity in modern economies. This book digs beneath the fetish to unearth the real nature of money."- Giorgos Kallis, ICTA-UAB, Spain“At once wide-ranging and incisive, Alf Hornborg offers a critique of the pivotal role money plays in our modern predicaments from growing inequalities to destruction of our common habitat, to sociability itself. He calls for a redesign of this human artifact.” - Stephen Gudeman, University of Minnesota, USA“Alf Hornborg is a pioneer of ecosemiotics. This is a field that is necessary to live with biodiversity in the coming millennia. The book explains why money as a semiotic force together with excessive energy as a physical force destroys diversity. A must for future designers, it also helps to understand the ecosystem's way to live in balance.”- Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Estonia“After the sudden death of David Graeber, Alf Hornborg offers the most radical critique of value, money, and fetishism.” - Kohei Saito, University of Tokyo, Japan

• Part 1 The Semiotics of Money Fetishism 1. The Empty Sign 2. Money and Civilisation 3. The Semiotics of Fetishism Part 2 Money, Materiality, and Entropy 4. Beyond the Veil of Market Prices 5. Technology as Fetish 6. Money, Entropy, and Climate Change Part 3 Diversity, Place, and Resistance 7. The Meltdown of Diversity 8. Civilisation Without Money 9. Visions of Indigenousness 10. Meaningful Money?

Alf Hornborg is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology at Lund University, Sweden.

"Money is quintessentially fungible. It is a sign that has no specific socially agreed upon referent. As such, it amplifies the human propensity for a form of thought that is separate from the sentient world from which we emerge and upon which we depend, a form of thought that has made Culture a veritable force of Nature. Liquidate is a fascinating and masterful exploration of the vexing properties of money as a medium for thought, and how to re-imagine this medium as we face a human-made and planet-wide ecological crisis." - Eduardo Kohn, McGill University, Canada"Money is the most central, and probably misunderstood commodity in modern economies. This book digs beneath the fetish to unearth the real nature of money."- Giorgos Kallis, ICTA-UAB, Spain“At once wide-ranging and incisive, Alf Hornborg offers a critique of the pivotal role money plays in our modern predicaments from growing inequalities to destruction of our common habitat, to sociability itself. He calls for a redesign of this human artifact.” - Stephen Gudeman, University of Minnesota, USA“Alf Hornborg is a pioneer of ecosemiotics. This is a field that is necessary to live with biodiversity in the coming millennia. The book explains why money as a semiotic force together with excessive energy as a physical force destroys diversity. A must for future designers, it also helps to understand the ecosystem's way to live in balance.”- Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Estonia“After the sudden death of David Graeber, Alf Hornborg offers the most radical critique of value, money, and fetishism.” - Kohei Saito, University of Tokyo, Japan

• Part 1 The Semiotics of Money Fetishism 1. The Empty Sign 2. Money and Civilisation 3. The Semiotics of Fetishism Part 2 Money, Materiality, and Entropy 4. Beyond the Veil of Market Prices 5. Technology as Fetish 6. Money, Entropy, and Climate Change Part 3 Diversity, Place, and Resistance 7. The Meltdown of Diversity 8. Civilisation Without Money 9. Visions of Indigenousness 10. Meaningful Money?

Alf Hornborg is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology at Lund University, Sweden.

"Money is quintessentially fungible. It is a sign that has no specific socially agreed upon referent. As such, it amplifies the human propensity for a form of thought that is separate from the sentient world from which we emerge and upon which we depend, a form of thought that has made Culture a veritable force of Nature. Liquidate is a fascinating and masterful exploration of the vexing properties of money as a medium for thought, and how to re-imagine this medium as we face a human-made and planet-wide ecological crisis." - Eduardo Kohn, McGill University, Canada"Money is the most central, and probably misunderstood commodity in modern economies. This book digs beneath the fetish to unearth the real nature of money."- Giorgos Kallis, ICTA-UAB, Spain“At once wide-ranging and incisive, Alf Hornborg offers a critique of the pivotal role money plays in our modern predicaments from growing inequalities to destruction of our common habitat, to sociability itself. He calls for a redesign of this human artifact.” - Stephen Gudeman, University of Minnesota, USA“Alf Hornborg is a pioneer of ecosemiotics. This is a field that is necessary to live with biodiversity in the coming millennia. The book explains why money as a semiotic force together with excessive energy as a physical force destroys diversity. A must for future designers, it also helps to understand the ecosystem's way to live in balance.”- Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Estonia“After the sudden death of David Graeber, Alf Hornborg offers the most radical critique of value, money, and fetishism.” - Kohei Saito, University of Tokyo, Japan

• Part 1 The Semiotics of Money Fetishism 1. The Empty Sign 2. Money and Civilisation 3. The Semiotics of Fetishism Part 2 Money, Materiality, and Entropy 4. Beyond the Veil of Market Prices 5. Technology as Fetish 6. Money, Entropy, and Climate Change Part 3 Diversity, Place, and Resistance 7. The Meltdown of Diversity 8. Civilisation Without Money 9. Visions of Indigenousness 10. Meaningful Money?