The Silver Way: China, Spanish America and the Birth of Globalisation, 1565-1815 (Penguin Specials) by Peter Gordon Paperback Book

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Author: Peter Gordon

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Publisher: Penguin Books China

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: History - Asia - China

Retail Price: $17.99

Pages: 100

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Long before London and New York rose to international prominence, a trading route was discovered between Spanish America and China that ushered in a new era of globalization. The Ruta de la Plata or "Silver Way" catalyzed economic and cultural exchange, built the foundations for the first global currency, and led to the rise of the first "world city." And yet, for all its importance, the Silver Way is too often neglected in conventional narratives on the birth of globalization. Gordon and Morales re-establish its fascinating role in economic and cultural history, with direct consequences for how we understand China today.

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