Chinese foreign trade, 960--1276
by Vivier, Brian Thomas, Ph.D., YALE UNIVERSITY, 2008, 186 pages; 3342691

Abstract:

Between about 750 and 1300, China's economy experienced growth so dramatic that some have called it a commercial revolution. China was unquestionably the world's most prosperous society at the time. Earlier generations of scholars have concentrated largely on its domestic economy, assuming that external trade had little to do with China's economic growth in this period. Principally using official government sources and archeological materials, this dissertation demonstrates the importance of foreign trade with China's northern and northeastern neighbors (Liao, Jin, and Japan) during the Song dynasty (960-1276) to the momentous economic changes occurring domestically and shows that changes within China fueled economic and commercial growth within its trading partners. The evidence presented here points to the existence of a Song currency sphere in East Asia, in which monetized exchange depended on the supply of Chinese bronze coins.

 
AdviserValerie Hansen
SchoolYALE UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 70-01, p. , Mar 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsAsian history; Medieval history
Publication Number3342691
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