Sunday, November 3, 2019

Global Silver Trade: Resources

Here are several great resources about the global silver trade and the development of Potosi. 

I particularly like the episode from 15-minute History and the story from Aeon by Kris Lane about Potosi. 

Kahn Academy, Spain, Portugal, and the creation of a global economy

15 Minute History, The Trans-Pacific Silver Trade and Early-Modern Globalization

A short video lecture from  Ursula Kampmann about the impact of the silver trade.

Untold History Potosi, The Silver El Dorado Documentary, below
Story of cities #6: how silver turned Potosí into 'the first city of capitalism'

From Aeon, The first global city

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