出版社: Univ of California Pr
出版年: 2007-9
页数: 308
定价: $ 31.58
装帧: Pap
ISBN: 9780520254169
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The Spice Route is one of history's greatest anomalies: shrouded in mystery, it existed long before anyone knew of its extent or configuration. 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 f...
The Spice Route is one of history's greatest anomalies: shrouded in mystery, it existed long before anyone knew of its extent or configuration. 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 for it, and more discoveries resulted from it than from any other global exchange. Epic in scope, marvelously detailed, laced with drama, "The Spice Route" spans three millennia and circles the world to chronicle the history of the spice trade. With the aid of ancient geographies, travelers' accounts, mariners' handbooks, and ships' logs, John Keay tells of ancient Egyptians who pioneered maritime trade to fetch the incense of Arabia, Graeco-Roman navigators who found their way to India for pepper and ginger, Columbus who sailed west for spices, de Gama, who sailed east for them, and Magellan, who sailed across the Pacific on the exact same quest. A veritable spice race evolved as the west vied for control of the spice-producing islands, stripping them of their innocence and the spice trade of its mystique. This enthralling saga, progressing from the voyages of the ancients to the blue-water trade that came to prevail by the seventeenth century, transports us from the dawn of history to the ends of the earth.
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约翰·凯伊 作者
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【作者简介】
约翰·凯伊(John Keay),英国历史学家、作家、记者。1941年生于英国伊尔弗勒科姆,毕业于牛津大学莫德林学院,师从历史学家A.J.P.泰勒和知名剧作家艾伦·贝内特。研究方向为印度和东亚地区的历史和文化,尤其是欧洲人在这些地区的探险和殖民活动。到目前为止,已出版20多本专著。2009年,英国皇家亚洲事务学会授予他珀西‧塞克斯爵士纪念勋章,以表彰他撰写的多部亚洲方面的研究专著。他因杰出的文学天赋和对于文献的细致研究而享有盛名。
【译者简介】
荣岩,硕士,毕业于北京大学,从事翻译工作多年,涉猎领域广泛,包括文学、历史、科技等,主要译作有人民邮电出版社出版的《供应链运营管理》。
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大不一样的丝绸之路与香料之路

香料——贯穿历史的神秘影响力
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