Chinese Money in Global Context: Historic Junctures Between 600 BCE and 2012 offers a groundbreaking interpretation of the Chinese monetary system, charting its evolution by examining key moments in history and placing them in international perspective. Expertly navigating primary sources in...

As China emerges as a global powerhouse, this timely book examines its economic past and the shaping of its financial institutions. The first comparative study of foreign banking in prewar China, the book surveys the impact of British overseas bank notes on China's economy before the outbreak of...

Chinese Money in Global Context: Historic Junctures Between 600 BCE and 2012 offers a groundbreaking interpretation of the Chinese monetary system, charting its evolution by examining key moments in history and placing them in international perspective.Expertly navigating primary sources in...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Sino-Foreign Financial Grid in Prewar Shanghai -- 3 The Chartered Bank and Its Note Issue -- Part II -- 4 HSBC and Its Note Issue in Shanghai, 1866-1925 -- 5 HSBC and Its China Note Issue in the...