Spices, Scents and Silk. Catalysts of World Trade, Paperback/***

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. Publisher: CABI Publishing Author(s): James (Michigan State University, USA) Hancock Number of pages: 344 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 25 Cover type: Paperback / softback