Title
Introduction
Author
Abstract
The introduction describes the aims and approach taken in this book. This is a study of money as social technology in the early modern world, written from the vantage point of the Dutch Republic. It aims to view early modern money 'from the inside' by studying everyday practices of makers and users of money, especially in a rural society in the east of the Dutch Republic. It analyses how public institutions (through minters, assayers, and government officials) and private individuals (farmers, merchants, and accountants) interacted in the creation and maintenance of Europe’s system of currencies. The specific focus of this book is on accounting practices and practices of material scrutiny because they offer a key to understanding the internal logic of early modern money.
Keywords
capitalismaccountingNetherlandshistory of technologyfinancial historycreditcurrencymultiplicity of moneycomplementarity of moneyrural history
Object type
Language
English [eng]
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Is contained in
Title
Money in the Dutch Republic
Everyday Practice and Circuits of Exchange
ISBN
9781009106375
Author
Sebastian Felten
Publisher
Cambridge University Press , 2022
From page
1
To page
16
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