Spices, Scents and Silk Catalysts of World Trade |
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| Author:
| Hancock, James F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78924-975-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Publisher: | CABI
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.85 |
Book Description:
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This book describes the central role that these exotic luxuries - spices, scents and silks - played in the lives of the ancients, traces the development of the great international trade networks that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such luxuries shaped the world.
This book describes the central role that these exotic luxuries - spices, scents and silks - played in the lives of the ancients, traces the development of the great international trade networks that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such luxuries shaped the world.