Conquest Tribute and Trade The Quest for Precious Metals and the Birth of Globalization

Name: Conquest Tribute and Trade The Quest for Precious Metals and the Birth of Globalization
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ISBN: 9781616142117

ISBN-10: 1616142111

ISBN-13: 9781616142117

Edition: 2010

Authors: Howard J. Erlichman

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This engrossing popular history makes many intriguing connections between sources of economic wealth and the rise of empires, showing that the forces of globalization have been five centuries in the making.

Book details

List price: $24.50
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 9/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 541
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.28" long x 1.39" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Introduction



The Portuguese Head East


The African Coastline


Da Gama Invades India


Albuquerque's Bold Plan



The Spanish Head West


Columbus Invades Hispaniola


Cuba


Cortï¿½s Invades Mexico



Convergence with the House of Habsburg


Fuggers and Habsburgs


Magellan


The Emperor's Multi-Front Wars



The Great American Treasure Hunts


The Pizarros Invade Inca Peru


Bolivia, Colombia, and More


Rio de la Plata


New Spain



An Unlikely Bankruptcy


Financial Machinations


Bonanza in Bolivia


Antwerp


Military Escalations



Mining Revolution in Spanish America


Bartolomï¿½ de Medina


Zacatecas


Cerro de Potosï¿½



Cash Flow Squeeze in the Spanish Netherlands


Ottoman Offensive


The Duke of Alba


The Genoese Play Hardball



Convergence in the Far East


China and Japan


The Philippines


Portuguese Asia



Unimaginable Wealth and Squander


Protestant Allies


The Invincible Armada


Felipe's Multi-Front Wars



The Dutch Advance


Amsterdam


Dutch Enterprise


The VOC



Capital of the World


Notes


Index