What is capitalism? Why did it arise, and how did it develop?
Economist Hong Ki-bin tells a very different story about money, economy, and civilization!

We today know all too well that it is 'capitalism' that governs our lives and dominates our economic system.
Even when we curse and curse the world we live in, we talk about capitalism, and even when we praise and exalt it, we talk about capitalism.
But no one can define the exact meaning of 'capitalism'.
What exactly is capitalism, how did it arise, and how did it develop? "Another Economic History 1" explores the vast and expansive history of humankind, spanning 50,000 years, from the diets of Paleolithic peoples to the economies of the Middle Ages and modern times, the Black Death in 14th-century Western Europe, the invention of double-entry bookkeeping, the origins of currency, the development of banking and credit, and the combination of war and state power.

Paleolithic people knew exactly what fruits they could eat in which regions at which times of the year, and what fish they could eat in which lakes at which times, based on the region in which they lived.
For example, there was clear data such as, “In March, you should hunt wild boar in this area,” or “In September, what kind of fish from the sea is good.”
If you think about it, this is no different from the seasonal food we are talking about now.
So, Paleolithic people ate the most delicious fruits, the plumpest carp, and the crabs full of eggs every season.

--- p.33, from “Were Paleolithic people more affluent than we are now?”

To understand Aristotle's economic thought, we must ponder and reflect on the questions he raises.
The question is this:
“Are human desires infinite?”
--- p.71, from “Aristotle’s Economic Thought”

Of course, soon after, with the collapse of the Roman Empire system, these various functions were again separated, and the currency fell into disarray.
This state of confusion lasted for a full thousand years. If we listen closely to these stories to understand what is different from the present and what process led to the establishment of the current monetary system, I think we might be able to see something we've been missing.
Leaving aside such grand goals, the process of human development that has lived with money is both interesting and fascinating.
In a way, you could say that this part is a deep history about money.
--- P.129, from “Money Before Capitalism”

Since when did we start talking about money, money, money, money? Surely there were times when money didn't exist.
In medieval England, there was a clergyman named John Ball who led the Peasants' Rebellion alongside Wat Tyler, and he left behind a very famous saying.

“Where were the nobles when Adam plowed the field and Eve weaved cloth?”
If you think about it, isn't the same thing with money? In the beginning, there was no separate money. As I mentioned earlier, even before currency existed, people managed to procure the goods they needed through various means, including gifts, redistribution, and trade.
--- p.130, from “Misunderstandings about Money”

To explain the background at that time, I would like to start with the word 'Dundok'.
Can someone who's been so wealthy be rational? Probably not.
The very word "hard-headed" implies that one is not in one's right mind.
The saying, “When the stakes are high, nothing can be seen” also comes from that context.
The rise in the price of gold is associated with irrationality.
However, Weber saw the characteristic of modern capitalism as one in which, despite its increased prosperity, it was fulfilled in an extremely rational manner, a new perspective that had never been seen before and an attitude with no precedent in history.
--p.
193, from “Ancient Capitalism and Modern Capitalism”

A meter is one ten-millionth of the length of the meridian between the North Pole and the equator.
To accurately measure the length of this meridian, two expeditions set out from France during the Napoleonic era. The astronomer Delambre and the cartographer Méchand went to Dunkirk in the north and Barcelona in the south, respectively, and used triangulation to measure the length of the meridian.
It may not seem like a difficult process, but it took over six years to calculate the exact number of meters.
After creating the metric system, Napoleon said, “Conquests are fleeting, but achievements are eternal.”

--- p.244, from “Many Things Changed by Numbers”

What the Europeans who destroyed West African civilization and decimated the forests of the West Indies brought back was sugar addiction.
Now, all of humanity is addicted to sugar.
The beginning of this extraordinary story may have stemmed from a truly trivial desire to add a spoonful of sugar to my tea.

--- p.282, from “The Results of the Haves’ Desire for Sugar”