Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey - Nabhan, Gary Paul.; Shere, Th{acute}er{grave}ese.; Mirocha, Paul.; ProQuest (Firm) (Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014)
Aromas emanating from the driest of places -- Caravans leaving Arabia Felix -- Uncovering hidden outposts in the desert -- Omanis rocking the cradle of civilization -- Mecca and the migrations of Muslim and Jewish traders -- Going east: merging the spice routes with the Silk Roads -- Selling your wares where the sun goes down -- Building bridges between continents and cultures -- From China to Africa: a steady stream of spice traders -- The beginning of the end: Vasco da Gama and the dubious age of discovery -- The drawbridge across the Eastern ocean.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
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Keywords: Spice trade; Spice trade -- History; Marketing; Electronic books