Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century, 1, The structures of everyday life : the limits of the possible

Braudel, Fernand

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Title:: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century

Author:: Braudel, Fernand

Publisher:: Harper & Row

Place of publication:: New York [u.a.]

Language:: English

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Title:: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century, 1, The structures of everyday life : the limits of the possible

Author:: Braudel, Fernand

Publisher:: Harper & Row

Place of publication:: New York [u.a.]

Year of publication:: 1981

Language:: English

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{he Structures of Freervday Life HE SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY: REVOLUTIQN AND DELAYS Three great technological innovations The origins of gunpowder, 385 - Arullery becomes mobile, 387 - Artillery on board ship, 388 - Argue buses, muskets, rifles, 392 - Production and costs, 393 Artillery on a world scale, 396 From paper to the brinting press, 39= - The invention of moveable type, 399 - Printing and history, 301 - The triumph ot the West: ocean navigation, 4oz - The navies of the Old orld, go2 — The water routes of the world, joo - The simple problem of the Atlantic, 409. I'ransport Fixed itineraries, 416 - On not exaggerating the im- portance of transport problems, 419 ~ Water trans: port, 421 - Antiquated means of transport, 422 Europe, 423 - Low speeds and capacities, 424 - Car- riage and carriers, 425 - Transport: a brake on the economy, 428. Problems of the history of technology Technology and agriculture, 430 - Technology in it- self, 431. MONEY Imperfect currencies and economies Primitive currencies, 442 - Barter within monetary sconomies, 444. Outside Europe: early economies and metallic money Japan and the Turkish Empire, 448 - India, 450 - China, 452. Some rules of the currency game Competition between metals, 458 - Flight, saving and hoarding, 461 - Money of account, 464 - Stocks of metal and the velocity of monetary circulation. 466 Outside the market economy, 468. Paper money and instruments of credit Old practices, 471 - Cash and credit, 474 - Schum- peter’s diagnosis: everything is money and everything is credit, 475 - Money and credit: a language, 477. TE, Ko

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