Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xii
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. 1. Mining the Underground Wealth of Nations: A Word on Theory and History 1
8. 2. World Mining Regions before the Rise of Modern Capitalism 30
9. 3. Digging the Underground Wealth of Europe 73
10. 4. Capitalist Profits of Mining Corporations 138
11. 5. A ‘Lengthy Digression’: Why Mining Lagged Elsewhere 163
12. 6. Capitalist Mining in West European Development 207
13. Appendix A. German Loanwords in Mining Statutes 229
14. Appendix B. Carbon Yield and Charcoal Characteristics 232
15. Notes 235
16. Bibliography 301
17. Index 353