The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade

Name: The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Charles Corn
ISBN: 9781568362496

Charles Corn

28/04/1999
Kodansha America

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade par Charles Corn

Résumé

Chronicles the discovery of the Spice Islands and their produce that was to have such an effect on the European and North American economies, while guiding the reader through the intricacies of maritime realpolitik as the ships of Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain and the U.S vied in turn for supremacy.