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Spice: the 16th century contest that shaped the modern world

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Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the Portuguese finally reached the spice islands of the Moluccas in 1511, they set in motion a fierce competition for control. Roger Crowley shows how this struggle shaped the modern world. From 1511 to 1571, European powers linked up the oceans, established vast maritime empires, and gave birth to global trade, all in the attempt to control the supply of spices.

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Series Title

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Call Number

909 CRO s

Publisher

London : Yale University Press., 2025

Collation

304 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780300281125

Classification

900

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Carrier Type

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Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

World History
History of Europe

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Statement of Responsibility

Roger Crowley

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Level

High School

Book Segment

Reading for pleasure

Reading Level

Independent

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