The Age of Paper: The Bank Note, Communal Currency and British Society, 1790s–1830s - Rilegato

Hiroki Shin

 
9781009503273: The Age of Paper: The Bank Note, Communal Currency and British Society, 1790s–1830s
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ISBN 10: 1009503278 ISBN 13: 9781009503273
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2025

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In the first detailed examination of Britain's transition to paper currency, Hiroki Shin explores how state, nation and community each played their respective role in its introduction. By examining archival materials and personal accounts, Shin's work sheds fresh light on societal, institutional, communal and individual responses to the transformation. The dominance of communal currency during the Bank Restriction period (1797–1821) demonstrates how paper currency derived its value from the community of users rather than the state or the intrinsic value of precious metal. Shin traces the expanded use of the Bank of England note – both geographically and socially – in this period, revealing the economic and social factors that accelerated this shift and the cultural manifestations of the paper-based monetary regime, from everyday politics to bank-note forgeries. This book serves as an essential resource for those interested in understanding the modern monetary system's historical origins.

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In the first detailed examination of Britain's transition to paper currency, Hiroki Shin explores how state, nation and community each played their respective role in its introduction. By examining archival materials and personal accounts, Shin's work sheds fresh light on societal, institutional, communal and individual responses to the transformation. The dominance of communal currency during the Bank Restriction period (1797–1821) demonstrates how paper currency derived its value from the community of users rather than the state or the intrinsic value of precious metal. Shin traces the expanded use of the Bank of England note – both geographically and socially – in this period, revealing the economic and social factors that accelerated this shift and the cultural manifestations of the paper-based monetary regime, from everyday politics to bank-note forgeries. This book serves as an essential resource for those interested in understanding the modern monetary system's historical origins.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2025
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1009503278
ISBN 13 
9781009503273
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
333
Contatto del produttore
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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