Moving From The Early Stage Of Capitalist Development To That Of High Imperialism And Beyond, This Volume Investigates How The World Economy Was Governed By The

"This is the story of silver's transformation from soft money during the nineteenth century to hard asset today, and how manipulations of the white metal by Ame

Precious metals played a key role in inter-continental trade between Europe and Asia in the early modern period. An assured supply of these metal was indeed a p

The spectacular rise in world trade following the great discoveries of the closing years of the fifteenth century had important implications for each of the maj

Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Chosen by Choice Magaz