Title: Great Trade Routes
Subtitle: A History of Cargoes
and
Commerce Over Land and Sea
Author/s: Philip Parker
RRP: $69.99
ISBN: 9781844861415
Format: Hardback, 320 pages
Dimensions: 350mm x 260mm
Publisher: Conway
Aust. Release Date:Nov 2012
Book Description/Synopsis:
For centuries trade has been vital
to the growth and prosperity of societies. The ancient world saw the expansion
of Western Asian, Mediterranean and Polynesian
civilisations as transport networks for trade were established. These routes
were instrumental in founding urban centres and trading ports that became
ethnically and culturally diverse hubs of commerce and learning. Later,
imperial expansion reached far-flung corners of the world, bringing all manner
of goods to a mass populace. The Great
Trade Routes examines the principal trade networks throughout history.
Encompassing coastal and trans-oceanic maritime trade, inland waterway traffic
and overland trade, it traces the steps of the pioneering explorers and
merchants who pushed into remote regions across the globe. Filled with
fascinating historical detail, exotic locales and a wealth of illustrations,
the book analyses the importance of trade to commercial and cultural exchange,
focusing on great routes such as the Silk Road,
the Grand Trunk, Via Maris, Hanseatic and Mediterranean sea-routes, tea and
grain races and passages to the New World.
From cargoes of semi-precious stones and metals to textiles, foodstuffs and
luxury goods such as furs, silk and spices, this fascinating work examines the
routes that were established to transport an astounding variety of lucrative
goods, giving an expansive overview from the pre-classical period to the modern
post-industrial age.
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