Spices, scents and silk : catalysts of world trade / / James F. Hancock
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Hancock James F.
|
| Titolo: |
Spices, scents and silk : catalysts of world trade / / James F. Hancock
|
| Pubblicazione: | Oxfordshire, England : , : CAB International, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina: | 382.09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Commerce - History - To 500 |
| Commerce - History - Medieval, 500-1500 | |
| Spice trade - History | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Chapter 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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"-- |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Spices, scents and silk |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Spices, scents and silk |
| ISBN: | 1-78924-976-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910760499603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |