From the Silver Czech Tolar to a Worldwide Dollar: The Birth of the Dollar and Its Journey of Monetary Circulation in Europe and the World from the 16

by Petr Vorel

This publication may be of especial interest for American readers in that, perhaps for the first time, the complex power and political relationships existing in Central Europe at the beginning of the early modern period, which led to the emergence of the dollar, are clearly explained. It goes on to explain the relationships that existed between the different thaler currencies that were involved in the development of the European currency systems right...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880337052
• ISBN13: 9780880337052
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: East European Monographs
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"