Download or read book Coinage and State Formation in Early Modern English Literature written by S. Deng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reassessment of the historic relation between money and the state through the lens of early modern English literature, Coinage and State Formation examines the political implications of the monetary form in light of material and visual properties of coins as well as the persistence of both intrinsic and extrinsic theories of value.