· Cloves and nutmeg are indigenous to the Spice Islands of Eastern Indonesia. This intriguing book tells of the many uses of these exotic spices and the history of their trade over period of more than 2, years. The book describes how such aromatic spices influenced the battles, the politics, and the rise and fall of numerous commercial empires.4/5(4). Ian Burnet’s first book Spice Islands tells the history, romance and adventure of the spice trade over years and has been described as ‘A triumph of passion and scholarship’. His second book East Indies tells the story of the year struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East Indies Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern Seas and has been Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. “ Ian Burnet, an Australian-based traveler, writer and historian who is well-acquainted with the former Dutch East Indies, sets out in this handsomely-produced book to show how Conrad ‘was able to convert actual events of his own experience into enduring fiction’, referring to Conrad’s own statement that he had written his books ‘in retrospect of what I saw and learnt during the first thirty-five years of my life’. .
Ian Burnet is the author of Spice Islands ( avg rating, 27 ratings, 4 reviews, published ), East Indies ( avg rating, 17 ratings, 0 reviews. Spice Islands|Ian Burnet, ON THE GO TWEENS LEADERS GUIDE WINTER |Various, The Trade Union And Industrial Relations Acts Of Ireland|Tony Kerr, Wining And Dining With John Grisanti|Jane Coward. " Spice Islands by Ian Burnet is a well-researched and entertaining history of the Maluku Islands and Banda Islands in Indonesia which for many centuries were the world's only sources of cloves and nutmeg. The spice trade is ancient; archeologists in Syria have unearthed cloves that have been dated to around BC, almost years ago!
“ Ian Burnet, an Australian-based traveler, writer and historian who is well-acquainted with the former Dutch East Indies, sets out in this handsomely-produced book to show how Conrad ‘was able to convert actual events of his own experience into enduring fiction’, referring to Conrad’s own statement that he had written his books ‘in retrospect of what I saw and learnt during the first thirty-five years of my life’. This being said, though, Burnet is aware that not all Conrad’s. APD Singapore and the Singapore Heritage Society invites you to a talk by Ian Burnet, author of the recently published Spice Islands (). Ian will share some insights into the history of the famous Spice Islands of Indonesia, their produce which have captured the imagination of some of the world’s most famous explorers, and the subsequent attempts by their sponsors to control and dominate the spice trade. About ianburnet. Author of the book, Spice Islands. Which tells the History, Romance and Adventure of the spice trade from the Moluccas in Eastern Indonesia over a period of years. Author of the book, East www.doorway.ru tells the history of the struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern Seas.
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