Metals, culture and capitalism : an essay on the origins of the modern world / Jack Goody, St John's College, Cambridge.

Author/creator Goody, Jack
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012, ©2012.
Descriptionxix, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm
Subjects
Metallurgy--History.
Metallurgy--Social aspects. --History.
Metallurgy--Economic aspects. --History.
Metals--History.
Metals--Social aspects. --History.
Metals--Economic aspects. --History.
Civilization--History.
Civilization, Modern--History.
Capitalism--History.
Commerce--History.

Contents Part I. Explorers -- The age of metals in the ancient Near East -- A Bronze Age without bronze -- Metals and society -- Trade and religion in the Mediterranean -- The coming of the Iron Age and Classical civilisation -- After the Romans -- Part II. Merchants -- "Capitalism," exchange, and the Near East -- China and the Eurasian corridor -- Renewal in the West -- Venice and the North -- Part III. Accumulators -- Iron and the Industrial Revolution -- Metals, "Capitalism," and the Renaissances -- Appendix 1: The Metallurgy of Iron / by Dr. J.A. Charles -- Appendix 2: Damascene Steel and Blades -- Glossary.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 312-329) and index.
LCCN 2012015669
ISBN9781107029620 (hardback)
ISBN1107029627 (hardback)
ISBN9781107614475 (pbk.)
ISBN1107614473 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks TN615 .G66 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold