Mining, Monies, and Culture in Early Modern Societies

Mining, Monies, and Culture in Early Modern Societies
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9789004253568
ISBN-13 : 9004253564
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Download or read book Mining, Monies, and Culture in Early Modern Societies written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mining, Monies, and Culture in Early Modern Societies explores substantial and methodological issues in the early modern history of mining for monetary metals and monies of Japan, China, and Europe. The largest group in the thirteen articles presents empirical research on mining, metallurgy, and metals trade in the context of global trade systems. Another group focuses on the effects of money in government and everyday life. Several articles investigate scroll paintings and material remains as sources for the history of technology, or apply Geographic Information Systems to the analysis of spatial dimensions of mining areas.


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