Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy, Hardco...

Description: Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy, Hardcover by Giraldez, Arturo, ISBN 0742556638, ISBN-13 9780742556638, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US "This groundbreaking book traces the rich and perilous history of the ships and sailors that launched the global economy. The line of navigation between Asia and the Americas, the Manila galleons first set sail from the Philippines in 1565, remaining thelifeblood of world trade until the last galleon voyage of 1815. Drawing on a remarkable body of research, leading scholar Arturo Giraldez traces the rise of the maritime route, which began with the founding of the city of Manila in 1571 and ended in 1815when the last galleon left the port of Acapulco in New Spain (Mexico) for the Philippines, establishing a permanent connection between the Spanish Empire in America with Asian countries, most importantly China, the main supplier of commodities during that era. Throughout the two-and-a-half century history of the Manila galleons, the strategic commodity fueling global networks was always silver. Giraldez shows how this most important of precious metals shaped world history, with influences that stretch tothe present."--Jacket.

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Book Title: Age of Trade : the Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy

Number of Pages: 270 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2015

Topic: Asia / Southeast Asia, Political Economy, International / Economics, Asia / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Latin America / Central America, World

Item Height: 1 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Transportation, Political Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 0 Oz

Item Length: 9.3 in

Author: Arturo Giraldez

Item Width: 6.4 in

Book Series: Exploring World History Ser.

Format: Hardcover