{"product_id":"cowrie-shells-and-cowrie-money-a-global-history-paperback","title":"Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBin Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, \u003cem\u003eCypraea moneta\u003c\/em\u003e (sometimes confused with \u003cem\u003eCypraea annulus\u003c\/em\u003e) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed into a form of money in various societies for a long span of time. Yang provides a global examination of cowrie money within and beyond Afro-Eurasia from the archaeological period to the early twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy focusing on cowrie money in Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian and West African societies and shell money in Pacific and North American societies, Yang synthsises and illustrates the economic and cultural connections, networks and interactions over a longue durée and in a cross-regional context. Analysing locally varied experiences of cowrie money from a global perspective, Yang argued that cowrie money was the first global money that shaped Afro-Eurasian societies both individually and collectively. He proposes a paradigm of the cowrie money world that engages local, regional, transregional and global themes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of Macau. His research interests include Chinese history, frontier and ethnic studies, Sino-Southeast Asian-Indian triangular interactions, world history, and history of science, technology and medicine. His dissertation Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE - Twentieth Century CE) won the 2004 Gutenberg-e Prize of the American Historical Association, and it was published online as well as in print by Columbia University Press. He has published research papers in some internationally prestigious journals such as \u003cem\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eModern Asian Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of World History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBulletin of the History of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Women's History\u003c\/em\u003e. He is one of the founding member of the Asian Association of World Historians and serves as Manning Editor of the \u003cem\u003eAsian Reviews of World Histories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52482799436083,"sku":"9780367484316","price":109.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aTY4VUxjVU1YMnlCZktjYzdnazgyQT09.webp?v=1759741161","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/cowrie-shells-and-cowrie-money-a-global-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}