Horesh, Niv.

Chinese money in global context : historic junctures between 600 BCE and 2012 / Niv Horesh. - 1 online resource (379 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A common origin for coinage? -- From coinage to paper money : the origins and evolution of Chinese and western banknotes in comparison -- The great money divergence : European and Chinese coinage before the age of steam -- Paper money in Qing China : exactly how common and reliable was it by the early 20th century ? -- British banknote issuance in China : cross-imperial connections -- Japanese colonial banking and monetary reform : China, Korea and Taiwan, 1879-1937 -- Will the RMB go global?

9780804788540 (e-book)


Money--History.--China


Electronic books.

HG1282 / .H76 2014eb

332.4/951