6. The Indies, Value, and Wealth

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Money, Credit, and Value 1
5. 1. New World Gold 23
6. 2. Selling the Indies: Columbus and the Economy of the Marvelous 53
7. 3. Gold: A Problematic Standard 95
8. 4. The New World of Money 145
9. 5. Writing about Debt 210
10. 6. The Indies, Value, and Wealth 271
11. Conclusion: A Remote and Exotic Geography 321
12. Bibliography 327
13. Index 351