Empire of Silver USB-CHRISTMAS This book reconnects political philosophy

This book reconnects political philosophy with political economy

Lured by intoxicating opportunities to discover exotic and perhaps lucrative flora and fauna unknown at home

Reliant Robins and quite possibly several deeply sinister conspiracies

plus full-colour maps for each area

Empire of Silver USB-CHRISTMAS This book reconnects political philosophyThis revelatory account of the ways silver shaped Chinese history shows how an obsession with white metal held China back from financial modernization. First used as currency during the Song dynasty in around 900 CE, silver gradually became central to Chinas economic framework and was officially monetized in the middle of the Ming dynasty during the sixteenth century. However, due to the early adoption of paper money in China, silver was not formed