Spice : The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World by Roger Crowley 9780300267471

Spice : The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
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This captivating tale chronicles the epic 16th-century contest for control of the lucrative spice trade, a struggle that propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific. Spices fuelled the early modern world economy, representing unparalleled riches for Europeans. Cloves and nutmeg could only reach Europe through an intricate web of trade routes, and for decades, Spanish and Portuguese explorers vied fiercely to uncover their elusive source. However, when the Portuguese finally reached the spice-rich Molucca Islands in 1511, they ignited a fierce competition for dominance.

Roger Crowley expertly illustrates how this contest shaped the modern world. From 1511 to 1571, European powers connected the oceans, established vast maritime empires, and birthed global trade, all in a bid to control the supply of spices. Transporting us on voyages from the dockyards of Seville to the vast Pacific, the volcanic Spice Islands of Indonesia, the Arctic Circle, and the coasts of China, this is a vivid narrative history replete with eyewitness accounts of the adventures, shipwrecks, and sieges that formed the first colonial encounters – and reshaped the world economy for centuries to come.

Product Information:

Book ISBN: 9780300267471
Book Author: Roger Crowley
Book Format: Hardback
Book Imprint: Yale University Press
Book Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Dimensions: 240 x 163 x 29 cm
Book Publication Date: 2024-05-14
Book Pagination: 320 pages, 37 b-w + 16 color illus.+ 7 maps
Book Weight: 574g
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Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.

This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.

We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.

Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’

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