Cowrie shells and cowrie money : a global history /: a global history. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bin Yang.
• Authors: Yang, Bin, 1972-
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements Chapter One: Global Phenomenon, Local Varieties; Chapter Two: The Maldives: Procurement and Export; Chapter Three: India: In the Beginning; Chapter Four: Southeast Asia: Intra-Asian Interactions; Chapter Five: Yunnan: An Indian Influence in the Southeast Asian-Chinese World; Chapter Six: Why Not in Early China?; Chapter Seven: Cowrie Money in West Africa: Connecting the Worlds, Old and New; Chapter Eight: The Pacific Islands and North America: Out of the Bengali System; Chapter Nine: More Than Just Money; Chapter Ten: The Cowrie Money World Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 332.404; Shell money; Cowries; Money -- History; Indian Ocean Region -- Commerce -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429952333; 9780429952340; 9780429952326; 9780429489587
• Related ISBNs: 9781138593213
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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