Erlichman, Howard J., <br/><br/>
Conquest, tribute, and trade: the quest for precious metals and the birth of globalization/ 
Howard J. Erlichman. 
 - Amherst, N.Y. :  Prometheus Books,  2010. 
 - 541 p., [12] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The Portuguese head east -- The Spanish head west -- Convergence with the House of Habsburg -- The great American treasure hunts -- An unlikely bankruptcy -- Mining revolution in Spanish America -- Cash flow squeeze in the Spanish Netherlands -- Convergence in the Far East -- Unimaginable wealth and squander -- The Dutch advance -- Capital of the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781616142117 (cloth : alk. paper) 1616142111 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Precious metals--History<br/>Imperialism--History<br/>Gold mines and mining--History<br/>Silver mines and mining--History<br/>Copper mines and mining--History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.854209031   / ERL/C