| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 364 pages .) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-338) and index. |
| Contents |
A common origin for coinage? -- From coinage to paper money : the origins and evolution of Chinese and western banknotes in comparison -- The great money divergence : European and Chinese coinage before the age of steam -- Paper money in Qing China : exactly how common and reliable was it by the early 20th century? -- British banknote issuance in China : cross-imperial connections -- Japanese colonial banking and monetary reform : China, Korea and Taiwan, 1879-1937 -- Will the RMB go global? |
| Summary |
Chinese Money in Global Context: Historic Junctures Between 600 BCE and 2012 offers a groundbreaking interpretation of the Chinese monetary system, charting its evolution by examining key moments in history and placing them in international perspective. Expertly navigating primary sources in multiple languages and across three millennia, Niv Horesh explores the trajectory of Chinese currency from the birth of coinage to the current global financial crisis. His narrative highlights the way that Chinese money developed in relation to the currencies of other countries, paying s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Money -- China -- History.
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Money. |
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China. |
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History. |
| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Horesh, Niv. Chinese money in global context. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014] 9780804787192 (DLC) 2013017257 (OCoLC)841518493 |
| ISBN |
0804788545 (electronic book) |
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9780804788540 (electronic book) |
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9780804787192 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0804787190 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40023377549 |
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