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Conquest, tribute, and trade : the quest for precious metals and the birth of globalization / Howard J. Erlichman.
Lippincott Library HC51.5 .E75 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erlichman, Howard J., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic history--16th century.
- Economic history.
- Commerce--History--16th century.
- Commerce.
- Precious metals--History--16th century.
- Precious metals.
- Imperialism--History--16th century.
- Imperialism.
- Copper mines and mining.
- History.
- Silver mines and mining.
- Gold mines and mining.
- Portugal--History--16th century.
- Portugal.
- Spain--History--16th century.
- Spain.
- Netherlands--History--16th century.
- Netherlands.
- Gold mines and mining--History--16th century.
- Silver mines and mining--History--16th century.
- Copper mines and mining--History--16th century.
- Physical Description:
- 541 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010.
- Contents:
- The Portuguese head east
- The Spanish head west
- Convergence with the House of Habsburg
- The great American treasure hunts
- An unlikely bankruptcy
- Mining revolution in Spanish America
- Cash flow squeeze in the Spanish Netherlands
- Convergence in the Far East
- Unimaginable wealth and squander
- The Dutch advance
- Capital of the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781616142117
- 1616142111
- OCLC:
- 624045249
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