A Global History of Gold Rushes

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A Global History of Gold Rushes explores the impact of gold rushes across different cultures and eras, highlighting the transformative effects on economies, societies, and environments. The book delves into the stories of adventurers and settlers driven by the allure of gold, examining how these events shaped modern civilisation. Through various historical examples, it illustrates the far-reaching consequences of these frenzied quests for wealth.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by historical events that shaped societies and economies worldwide. It delves into the exciting and tumultuous periods of gold rushes, offering insights into their impact on migration, globalisation and cultural exchanges. History enthusiasts who appreciate detailed narratives of human ambition and adventure will find this captivating.

A Global History of Gold Rushes

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Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies.

A Global History of Gold Rushes brings together historians of the United States, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific World to tell the rich story of these nineteenth-century gold rushes from a global perspective.

Gold was central to the growth of capitalism: it whetted the appetites of empire builders, mobilised the integration of global markets and economies, profoundly affected the environment, and transformed large-scale migration patterns. Together these essays tell the story of fifty years that changed the world.

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The book presents a comprehensive examination of gold rushes from a global perspective, advancing studies in migration, finance, and technology with well-crafted essays. It contributes significantly to mining history by setting new research agendas and countering national exceptionalism. Its international scope and explanation of interconnected gold rushes make it indispensable for researchers in related historical fields. The essays delve into unique topics, enriching understanding of the distinct yet interconnected nature of historical gold rushes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520294554

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 17 bw figures, 4 maps, 1 chart

Contributors:

Edited by Benjamin Mountford
Edited by Stephen Tuffnell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 336

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Global History History & Military Non-Fiction Series: California World History Library

About the Author

Benjamin Mountford, Senior Lecturer in History at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, is the author of Britain, China, and Colonial Australia and coeditor of Fighting Words: Fifteen Books That Shaped the Postcolonial World. He was formerly a David Myers Research Fellow at La Trobe University (2017-18).

Stephen Tuffnell, Associate Professor of Modern US History at the University of Oxford, is currently completing Emigrant Foreign Relations: Independence and Interdependence in the Atlantic, c. 1789–1902. He researches US history from a global perspective.