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The Spice Route
The Spice Route© 2005 John Keay308 pages Spock was right. Having a thing is often not as pleasant as wanting a thing. It is not logical, but it is often true. Such was the case with the spice trade, which so … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, Asia, commerce, globalization, history, John Keay, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East, Persia, Persia-Iran, Rome
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