Past Member
Akinobu Kuroda
Roger E. Covey Member in East Asian Studies
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of study
Chinese and Global Monetary History
From
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Money works in different ways according to the society and period, since exchange occurs in a variety of patterns. Traditional China reveals a distinctive type of monetary economy with three characteristics: dependency on fragmental coinage, usage of silver by weight, and the earliest circulation of paper money.
Visits
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Kyoto University
Ph.D.
1995