Feature: How Did the Spice Trade Affect the Fortunes of the Arab World?

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Presenter: Mark Khoury

Delivered: Dubai on November 3, 2018

For over 1,000 years, the Spice Trade linked Asia with Europe. Arab and Persian traders thrived as middlemen but faced challenges from the Byzantine Empire's fall and rising Ottoman competition. This feature examines the trade’s impact on the Arab world.

Sources & Future References

• The Spice that Built Venice - Smithsonian

• The Consumption of Spices and Their Costs in Late-Medieval and Early-Modern Europe: Luxuries or Necessities?

• A History of Agriculture and Prices in England Volume IV: 1401-1582 by James Rogers

• Goodbye to the Mamluks - The Economist

• The Story of Spices By John Parry

• The Spice Trade in Mamluk Egypt By Walter J. Fischel

• The birth-pangs of Portuguese Asia: revisiting the fateful ‘long decade’ 1498–1509 By Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Contact Info

• Instagram: @hashtag.khoury

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