Conquest, Tribute, and Trade : The Quest for Precious Metals and the Birth of Globalization By Erlichman, Howard J. Publisher : Prometheus Books Published Date : 2010/09 Binding : Hardcover ISBN : 9781616142117 BookWeb Price : AED 120.00 Availability Status : Our fulfillment centre has the item in stock. Usually dispatches within 3 working days. Language : English

 
Introduction                                       9  (10)
    Chapter One The Portuguese Head East           19 (46)
      The African Coastline                        30 (10)
      Da Gama Invades India                        40 (14)
      Albuquerque's Bold Plan                      54 (11)
    Chapter Two The Spanish Head West              65 (42)
      Columbus Invades Hispaniola                  72 (10)
      Cuba                                         82 (6)
      Cortes Invades Mexico                        88 (19)
    Chapter Three Convergence with the House of    107(40)
    Habsburg
      Fuggers and Habsburgs                        112(9)
      Magellan                                     121(14)
      The Emperor's Multi-Front Wars               135(12)
    Chapter Four The Great American Treasure       147(50)
    Hunts
      The Pizarros Invade Inca Peru                155(17)
      Bolivia, Colombia, and More                  172(12)
      Rio de la Plata                              184(4)
      New Spain                                    188(9)
    Chapter Five An Unlikely Bankruptcy            197(38)
      Financial Machinations                       204(7)
      Bonanza in Bolivia                           211(7)
      Antwerp                                      218(6)
      Military Escalations                         224(11)
    Chapter Six Mining Revolution in Spanish       235(36)
    America
      Bartolome de Medina                          244(8)
      Zacatecas                                    252(6)
      Cerro de Potosi                              258(13)
    Chapter Seven Cash Flow Squeeze in the         271(42)
    Spanish Netherlands
      Ottoman Offensive                            277(10)
      The Duke of Alba                             287(10)
      The Genoese Play Hardball                    297(16)
    Chapter Eight Convergence in the Far East      313(48)
      China and Japan                              321(15)
      The Philippines                              336(14)
      Portuguese Asia                              350(11)
    Chapter Nine Unimaginable Wealth and           361(40)
    Squander
      Protestant Allies                            372(6)
      The Invincible Armada                        378(14)
      Felipe's Multi-Front Wars                    392(9)
    Chapter Ten The Dutch Advance                  401(46)
      Amsterdam                                    409(8)
      Dutch Enterprise                             417(9)
      The VOC                                      426(21)
    Chapter Eleven Capital of the World            447(16)
Notes                                              463(56)
Index                                              519