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An exotic saga with the tang of drama in every voyage, The Spice Route transports the reader from the dawn of history to the ends of the earth.The Spice Route is one of history's great anomalies. Shrouded in mystery, it existed long before anyone knew of its extent or alignment. Spices came from lands unseen, possibly uninhabitable, and almost by definition unattainable; that was what made them so desirable. Yet more livelihoods depended on this pungent traffic, more nations participated in it, more wars were fought over it, and more discoveries resulted from it than from any other global exchange.In a bid to discover and exploit the spice route, mankind first passed beyond his known horizons to probe the limits of our planet. Epic was the quest, and in this major new study, epic is the treatment as John Keay pieces together a historical process that spans three millennia and a geographical progression that encircles the world.
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A typically droll and beautifully wrought book (Literary Review)
A springy, fresh feel...The Spice Route is what happens when you match a writer at the top of his form with a fashionable subject...The result is tremendous. (Literary Review-Nick Smith)
Its digressiveness is also a boon, allowing Keay to touch on everything (FT MAgazine)
Fascinating new history (Daily Telegraph)
Absorbing (Scotsman)
Keay more sharply than romantically points up the economic basis of historic trade wars over three millenia. (The Times)
Serves up a feast of detail on a fascinating and little-known subject (Sunday Telegraph)
'Keay's retelling of the tale is restrained yet powerful, his choice of facts compelling' (Guardian)
'Keay has produced another scrupulously researched, persuasive book' (TLS)
'Consistently interesting' (Observer/Review: Robert Colville)
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A springy, fresh feel...The Spice Route is what happens when you match a writer at the top of his form with a fashionable subject...The result is tremendous. (Literary Review-Nick Smith)
Its digressiveness is also a boon, allowing Keay to touch on everything (FT MAgazine)
Fascinating new history (Daily Telegraph)
Absorbing (Scotsman)
Keay more sharply than romantically points up the economic basis of historic trade wars over three millenia. (The Times)
Serves up a feast of detail on a fascinating and little-known subject (Sunday Telegraph)
'Keay's retelling of the tale is restrained yet powerful, his choice of facts compelling' (Guardian)
'Keay has produced another scrupulously researched, persuasive book' (TLS)
'Consistently interesting' (Observer/Review: Robert Colville)
John Keay's recent books include Sowing the Wind: The Mismanagement of the Middle East 1900-1960 and Last Post: The End of Empire in the Far East. He lives in Scotland and is married to the author Julia Keay. Together they edited the Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland and are now revising the London Encyclopaedia. They have four children. John's earlier books include standard histories of India and the English East India Company. His latest is Mad About the Mekong: Exploration and Empire in South East Asia.
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- EditoreJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2005
- ISBN 10 0719561981
- ISBN 13 9780719561986
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine304
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Descrizione libro Hardback. Condizione: New. No Jacket. First Thusmint. THE SPICE GROUP A History. John Keay. Folio Society, London. 2005 First Thus 286pp Illustrated Hardback. This new unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. This copy is still sealed in the publisher's original shrink wrap. A dust wrapper is not called for, This copy is encased in a robust illustrated paper covered slip case. An exotic saga with the tang of drama in every voyage, The Spice Route transports the reader from the dawn of history to the ends of the earth. The Spice Route is one of history's great anomalies. Shrouded in mystery, it existed long before anyone knew of its extent or alignment. Spices came from lands unseen, possibly uninhabitable, and almost by definition unattainable; that was what made them so desirable. Yet more livelihoods depended on this pungent traffic, more nations participated in it, more wars were fought over it, and more discoveries resulted from it than from any other global exchange. In a bid to discover and exploit the spice route, mankind first passed beyond his known horizons to probe the limits of our planet. Epic was the quest, and in this major new study, epic is the treatment as John Keay pieces together a historical process that spans three millennia and a geographical progression that encircles the world. Ref TFC. Codice articolo 013635
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