{"product_id":"9783032118097","title":"Monetary and Non-Monetary Payment Systems Forms and Practices in Europe and the Colonial World from 14th to 20th Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in the History of Finance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMonetary and Non-Monetary Payment Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eForms and Practices in Europe and the Colonial World from 14th to 20th Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGiuseppe De Luca | Marina Romani\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economic History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book analyses how preindustrial monetary practices functioned, focusing on Europe and some selected colonial areas between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt explores the major contexts in which monetary circulation operated and provides a fascinating range of case studies from experts in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA primary context for this edited volume is the raft of challenges associated with cash in the preindustrial period. Covering issues such as the slow circulation of coins, the risk of debasement, clipping, the first proto currency, and parallel circulation of several currencies, the book offers insight into the ways in which people dealt with the need to transact and exchange payment. It focuses on cash-equivalent goods and commodity currencies as well as traditional cash methods, looking at the physical development of money as well as exploring the structure of payment methods and financial systems in past societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrounded in extensive archival research, chapters use a range of sources such as notary deeds, wills, rent-books, expenditure accounts and public ledgers to analyse the dynamics of circulation and transaction in various settings, from the city to the countryside, regional to international contexts, and different European states. This will be highly valuable reading for scholars interested in financial and monetary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eGiuseppe De Luca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e is Professor of Economic History at the University of Milan, Italy. He has published several books and many journal articles in the areas of financial and economic history, infrastructure financing, and economic growth. He is also Honorary Professor at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, and Associate to the National Research Council of Italy, Institute of History of Mediterranean Europe (ISEM). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eMarina Romani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e is Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of Genoa, Italy. She specializes in financial history during the early modern period, Jewish history, and historical demography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032118097\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e299\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44698797473932,"sku":"9783032118097","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032118097.jpg?v=1780597913","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032118097","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}