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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction. The Curse of Silver 1
  4. One. The Divergent Fate of Silver in the East and the West 42
  5. Two. The Song and Yuan Dynasties: Experimenting with Paper Currency 68
  6. Three. The Ming Dynasty: The Silver Standard and Globalization 117
  7. Four. The Late Qing: Collapsing in Chaos 159
  8. Five. The Republican Era: Farewell Silver, Hello Inflation 244
  9. Afterword 296
  10. Further Reading 301
  11. Chronology 305
  12. Notes 319
  13. Bibliography 341
  14. Index 357
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction. The Curse of Silver 1
  4. One. The Divergent Fate of Silver in the East and the West 42
  5. Two. The Song and Yuan Dynasties: Experimenting with Paper Currency 68
  6. Three. The Ming Dynasty: The Silver Standard and Globalization 117
  7. Four. The Late Qing: Collapsing in Chaos 159
  8. Five. The Republican Era: Farewell Silver, Hello Inflation 244
  9. Afterword 296
  10. Further Reading 301
  11. Chronology 305
  12. Notes 319
  13. Bibliography 341
  14. Index 357
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