The Silver Way by Peter Gordon - ISBN: 9780734399434
Paperback
Silver built globalization: A forgotten route changing China, then and now.

The Silver Way

China, Spanish America and the birth of globalisation 1565-1815: Penguin Specials

  • Paperback

    100 pages

  • Release Date

    2 January 2017

Summary

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 globalisation. The Ruta de la Plata or ‘Silver Way’ catalysed 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 globalisation. Gordon and Mora…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780734399434
ISBN-10:073439943X
Author:Peter Gordon, Juan Jose Morales
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:100
Release Date:2 January 2017
Weight:76g
Dimensions:179mm x 112mm x 9mm
Series:Penguin Specials
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“a rollickingly fun read.”– National Interest Online

“a rollickingly fun read.”–National Interest Online

About The Author

Peter Gordon

Peter Gordon is the founder and editor of the Asian Review of Books. He is a publisher at Chameleon Press and was a driving force behind the Hong Kong International Literary Festival and the Man Asian Literary Prize.

Juan Jose Morales is a regular commentator on Asian art and history, and a frequent contributor to regional and international publications. A lawyer by training, he is a former president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

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