Una historia diferente del mundo

Did you know that bartering appeared to avoid the bloody revenge of inter-tribal looting and that the first coins came out of lack of memory? Did you know that private property was invented by corrupt monarchs to raise more money or that joint-stock companies were created to hide the identity of noblemen graced by kings? What behavior prevented bread from changing in price for three centuries? Why is a counterfeiter the fairest thief of all or why, thanks to industrial productivity, there are hardly any dictatorships anymore? Did you know that we owe insurance to unsupportive people, or that the new capitalism is a capitalism of emotions? Normally we delve into history through events, events, wars, discoveries... But each social invention has been the result of our impulses, instincts and emotions: from fear to forgiveness, through ambition, envy, dissatisfaction, submission, corruption, vulnerability, speculation, compassion, the desire for power, the desire for justice, suffering, enjoyment... These and many other instincts and emotions explain how we organize ourselves, how we work and how our current aspirations, rights and freedoms have been forged.