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Empire of Silver
- A New Monetary History of China
- By: Jin Xu
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
This 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 China’s economic framework and was officially monetized in the middle of the Ming dynasty during the 16th century. However, due to the early adoption of paper money in China, silver was not formed into coins but became a cumbersome “weighing currency”....
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1 out of 5 stars
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If you like silver don't listen
- By sam on 11-14-21
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Empire of Silver
- A New Monetary History of China
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-22-21
- Language: English
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