Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure

Chapter 22

Precious Metals and Moneys, 1200–1800

D.O. Flynn

University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA

Outline

Islamic Market Unification; Chinese Silver Exports During the Mongol Period

Intensification of Chinese Silverization from the Mid-Fifteenth Century

The First Global Cycle of Silver (1540–1640): Bimetallic Ratios and the Silver-for-Gold Trade

The First Global Cycle of Silver (1540–1640): The Role of Japan

The First Global Cycle of Silver (1540–1640): Spanish-American Silver

Globalization’s Sixteenth-Century Birth and Subsequent Ramifications

The Mexican Cycle of Silver (1700–1750) and American Crops and Seeds

Conclusions

References

Islamic Market Unification; Chinese Silver Exports During the Mongol Period

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