"Money, Coinage and Colonialism demonstrates how the study of material forms of money can reveal often contradictory forms of adaptation, negotiation and identity construction during colonial cultural interactions. The authors explore a stimulating selection of global contexts, ranging from 600 BCE to the twentieth century."Christopher Howgego, Professor, University of Oxford and Research Keeper, Ashmolean Museum"An invaluable collection revealing how money and coinage were powerful players in both prehistoric and historic colonial encounters. Linking material and immaterial spheres, Money, Coinage and Colonialism offers novel insights from around the world into the mechanisms, values and discourses at the heart of colonial projects. Whether enforced or developed through on-site negotiations, the authors ably demonstrate how currencies form a vital part of global history and cultural heritage. A must-read contribution for scholars working across archaeology, material culture and colonial history."Lynn Meskell, Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor, Department of Anthropology, School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Museum, and Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania"This is a path-breaking book that establishes the centrality of control of money and the economy to the colonial project. Its appeal lies in the rich and diverse range of interdisciplinary case studies that cut across chronological and geographic boundaries."Himanshu Prabha Ray, Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies"From the first millennium BCE to the twentieth century, the arrival of colonialism has often meant the arrival of money. However, this is seldom examined as a cultural phenomenon by archaeologists and has been virtually absent in postcolonial discussions. The present book redresses this situation by showing the relevance of currency and its materiality in understanding colonial ideologies, identities and processes of cultural hybridisation. The volume, global in scope, shows through a diversity of thought-provoking case studies that the introduction of money has never been straightforward, but always subject to negotiations, appropriations and resistance. This is a must-read for anybody interested in the history and archaeology of colonialism, as well as in theoretically informed approaches to numismatics."Alfredo González-Ruibal, Researcher, Institute of Heritage Sciences, Spanish National Research Council