TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erlichman,Howard J.
TI  - Conquest, tribute, and trade: the quest for precious metals and the birth of globalization
SN  - 9781616142117 (cloth : alk. paper)
U1  - 333.854209031  
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Amherst, N.Y.
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Precious metals
KW  - History
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Gold mines and mining
KW  - Silver mines and mining
KW  - Copper mines and mining
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -