LEADER 02590nam 2200433 450 001 9910760499603321 005 20230729175606.0 010 $a1-78924-976-7 035 $a(CKB)5490000000165983 035 $a(NjHacI)995490000000165983 035 $a(EXLCZ)995490000000165983 100 $a20230729d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpices, scents and silk $ecatalysts of world trade /$fJames F. Hancock 210 1$aOxfordshire, England :$cCAB International,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (304 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 $a1-78924-974-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Origins of Scents, Spices and Silk -- Chapter 3: Exotic Luxuries in Antiquity -- Chapter 4: Ancient Mediterranean Trade Links -- Chapter 5: Land of Punt and the Incense Routes -- Chapter 6: Origins of Spice Trade in the Indian Ocean -- Chapter 7: Silk Route Beginnings -- Chapter 8: Silk Route Connections -- Chapter 9: Ancient Southeast Asian Maritime Trade -- Chapter 10: Golden Age of Byzantium -- Chapter 11: Pan Islamica -- Chapter 12: Spice Trade in the Dark Ages of Europe -- Chapter 13: The Eastern Roman Empire and the Rise of Venice -- Chapter 14: Medieval Shifts in the Balance of Power -- Chapter 15: Monsoon Islam -- Chapter 16: Portuguese Discovery and Conquest -- Chapter 17: The Portuguese Build an Empire -- Chapter 18: The Spanish Build Their Empire -- Chapter 19: The Dutch and English Conquest of South East Asia -- Chapter 20: Age of Expansion -- Chapter 21: The Ottoman and Safavid Silk Trade -- Chapter 22: End of the Spice Era. 330 $a"This book describes the central role that these exotic luxuries - spices, scents and silks - played in the lives of the ancients, traces the development of the great international trade networks that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such luxuries shaped the world"--$cProvided by publisher. 517 $aSpices, scents and silk 606 $aCommerce$xHistory$yTo 500 606 $aCommerce$xHistory$yMedieval, 500-1500 606 $aSpice trade$xHistory 615 0$aCommerce$xHistory 615 0$aCommerce$xHistory 615 0$aSpice trade$xHistory. 676 $a382.09 700 $aHancock$b James F.$0905901 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910760499603321 996 $aSpices, scents and silk$93602048 997 $aUNINA