Anderson Ian. The History and Natural History of Spices: The 5000-Year Search for Flavour. The History Press,2023. — 328 p.. 2023

The dramatic search for spices through history, and how the pursuit of rare flavors changed and opened up our world. Spices have been highly valued since at least the Bronze Age, with the so-called Spice Trade, spanning Asia to the Mediterranean, developing from the late centuries BC. By the first century AD, Roman society spent vast sums fueling their demand for spices, importing black pepper from India and other exotics from further afield. Importing spices from the east was a daunting and dangerous task, whether by ship across the Indian Ocean, a perilous round journey of many months, or by caravan overland along the myriad routings of the Silk Road, or other trade routes. The search for spices in the 15th and 16th centuries led to Columbus' discovery of America (and the discovery of chili in Cuba and Hispaniola); Vasco da Gama's proving of the route to India around the coast of Africa; and Magellan's discovery of the western route to the Spice Islands. This comprehensive book both reviews spices and their histories of uses, botanical descriptions and classifications, as well as delving into the trade routes and importance of spice through history in driving global events.

Books and textbooks on the discipline World history:

1. Agnew Vanessa, Tomann Juliane, Stach Sabine (eds.). Reenactment Case Studies: Global Perspectives on Experiential History. Routledge,2022. — 366 p. - 2022 ãîä
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4. Barker Graeme, Goucher Candice (ed.). The Cambridge World History. Volume 2. A World with Agriculture, 12,000 BCE-500 CE. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 668 p. - 2015 ãîä
5. Christian D. (ed.). The Cambridge World History. Volume 1. Introducing World History, to 10,000 BCE. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 516 p. - 2015 ãîä
6. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., Benjamin Craig. (eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 4. A World with States, Empires, and Networks, 1200 BCE-900 CE. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 731 p. - 2015 ãîä
7. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., Bentley Jerry H., Subrahmanyam Sanjay. (Eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 6. The Construction of a Global World, 1400-1800 ce. Part 2: Patterns of Change. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 510 p. - 2015 ãîä
8. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., Bentley Jerry H., Subrahmanyam Sanjay. (Eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 6. The Construction of a Global World, 1400-1800 ce. Part 1: Foundations. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 529 p. - 2015 ãîä
9. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., Kedar Benjamin Z. (eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 5. Expanding Webs of Exchange and Conflict, 500 ce-1500 ce CE. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 748 p. - 2015 ãîä
10. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., McNeill John, Pomeranz Kenneth. (Eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 7. Production, Destruction, and Connection, 1750-Present. Part 2: Shared Transformations? Cambridge University Press,2015. — 569 p. - 2015 ãîä
11. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., McNeill John, Pomeranz Kenneth. (Eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 7. Production, Destruction, and Connection, 1750-Present. Part 1: Structures, Spaces, and Boundary Making. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 674 p. - 2015 ãîä
12. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E., Yoffee Norman. (eds). The Cambridge World History. Volume 3. Early Cities in Comparative Perspective, 4000 bce-1200 ce. Cambridge University Press,2015. — 595 p. - 2015 ãîä
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15. Kiple Kenneth F. (Editor). The Cambridge World History of Human Disease. Cambridge University Press,1993. — 1200 p. - 1993 ãîä