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6. The Great Debasements
The Tianqi and Chongzhen Reigns, 1620-1645
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Illustrations IX
- Acknowledgments XI
- Introduction 1
- I. The Fundamentals of Classical Chinese Monetary Analysis 15
- 2. Transition to the Silver Economy, 1000-1435 48
- 3. Coinage in the Dawning Age of Silver, 1435-1570 83
- 4. Foreign Silver and China’s “Silver Century,” 1550-1650 113
- 5. Coin vs. Silver 142
- 6. The Great Debasements 173
- 7. The “Monetary Crisis” of the Seventeenth Century 207
- Conclusion 246
- Abbreviations 259
- Notes 261
- Glossary 303
- Bibliography 311
- Index 329
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Illustrations IX
- Acknowledgments XI
- Introduction 1
- I. The Fundamentals of Classical Chinese Monetary Analysis 15
- 2. Transition to the Silver Economy, 1000-1435 48
- 3. Coinage in the Dawning Age of Silver, 1435-1570 83
- 4. Foreign Silver and China’s “Silver Century,” 1550-1650 113
- 5. Coin vs. Silver 142
- 6. The Great Debasements 173
- 7. The “Monetary Crisis” of the Seventeenth Century 207
- Conclusion 246
- Abbreviations 259
- Notes 261
- Glossary 303
- Bibliography 311
- Index 329
