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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. xxi, 304p, ills, tables.

Paperback. Etat : As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. The world from the 1890s to the First World War. 2. The World between the two world wars. 3. The Second World War. 4. The world since 1945. Index. Lucidly written by two of India's well known historians this book presents a comprehensive overview of world history from the last decade of the nineteenth century to present times. Using the two world wars as their principal focal points but without in any way being euro or West centric the book chronicles the major watershed events that have shaped and defined today's world. Beginning with the events that led to the First World War to the events of 9/11 the book comprehensively discusses various events and forces like the Black people's struggle for equality in the US the anti imperialist and nationalist movements in Asia and Africa the formation of the United Nations the Cold War and the construction of the unipolar world. In the entire arrangement of themes the primary aim of the authors is to establish the interconnectedness of events and their bearing on the progress of world history. History of the World should be essential reading for undergraduate students of history. Students of international relations will also find the book useful. 275 pp.

Paperback. Etat : As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. 1. Spices and medieval cuisine. 2. Medicine spices as drugs. 3. The odors of paradise. 4. Trade and prices. 5. Scarcity abundance and profit. 6. That Damned pepper spices and moral danger. 7. Searching for the realms of spices. 8. Finding the realms of spices Portugal and Spain. Conclusion the rise and fall of spices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion the formation of taste and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products including ambergris and musk. Ultimately the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history. This engaging book explores the demand for spices why were they so popular and why so expensive. Paul Freedman surveys the history geography economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use in elaborate medieval cuisine in the treatment of disease for the promotion of well being and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty affluence taste and grace Freedman shows and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era. 275 pp.

BINDING - Hardcover. Etat : CONDITION - Used/ Good. Etat de la jaquette : Jacket - Fair. with some wear. 237 Pages.

BINDING - Softcover. Etat : CONDITION - Used/ Good. 177 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page.

BINDING - Hardcover. Etat : CONDITION - Used/ Good. Etat de la jaquette : Jacket - Good. with light wear. 234 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page.

BINDING - Softcover. Etat : CONDITION - Used/ Good. 2nd Edition. 381 Pages.

Paperback Edition. Black and white photographic illustrations, xx + 356pp, annexures, bibliography, glossary, index. Light pencilling at text margins some leaves, otherwise a good paperback copy.

Etat : NEW.

Hardcover. Etat : Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.