A monetary history of the early-modern period from a global perspective, focusing on demand and supply forces affecting specific markets for gold, silver, copper, and cowries during particular
time intervals. Articles in Section I are organized by source areas for monies and metals, avoiding fragmenting markets into regional components. Section II looks at end markets, with chapters
on the cowrie currencies of West Africa, and the origin of world trade in 1571, while Section III examines intermediary trade routes. Articles were previously published in various journals
between 1941 and 1995. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
