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2. Silver Begins Its Fall
The Global Circulations of the U.S. Trade Dollar, 1873–1887
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Austin Dean
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Notes on Terms, Currencies, Weights, and Measures xiii
- Introduction: Following the Money 1
- 1. A Primer on the Qing Dynasty Monetary System 9
- 2. Silver Begins Its Fall 21
- 3. Provincial Silver Coins and the Fragmenting Chinese Monetary System, 1887–1900 43
- 4. The Gold-Exchange Standard and Imperial Competition in China, 1901–1905 63
- 5. Money and Power on the World’s Last “Silver Frontier” 87
- 6. The Shanghai Mint and Establishing a Silver Standard in China, 1920–1933 117
- 7. The Fabi and the End of the Global Silver Era, 1933–1937 147
- Conclusion: Reflections on the End of Global Silver 180
- Appendix: Price of Bar Silver in London, 1833–1933 189
- Chinese and Japanese Character List 191
- Notes 193
- Bibliography 227
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Notes on Terms, Currencies, Weights, and Measures xiii
- Introduction: Following the Money 1
- 1. A Primer on the Qing Dynasty Monetary System 9
- 2. Silver Begins Its Fall 21
- 3. Provincial Silver Coins and the Fragmenting Chinese Monetary System, 1887–1900 43
- 4. The Gold-Exchange Standard and Imperial Competition in China, 1901–1905 63
- 5. Money and Power on the World’s Last “Silver Frontier” 87
- 6. The Shanghai Mint and Establishing a Silver Standard in China, 1920–1933 117
- 7. The Fabi and the End of the Global Silver Era, 1933–1937 147
- Conclusion: Reflections on the End of Global Silver 180
- Appendix: Price of Bar Silver in London, 1833–1933 189
- Chinese and Japanese Character List 191
- Notes 193
- Bibliography 227
- Index 241
