East Indies - Ian Burnet Talks About His Latest Book

Wednesday, Jun 04, 2014

Ian Burnet author of the
Spice Islands
Returns to Asia Bookroom
to talk about his latest book
 
East Indies

This book follows the trade winds along the trade routes to the port cities in the East Indies uncovering high finance, piracy, greed, ambition, double dealing, and exploitation.

Driven by the search for spices, silks, gold, silver, porcelains and other oriental goods the Portuguese trading monopoly was challenged by the Dutch East India Company and then the English East India Company, the world’s first joint stock and multi-national trading companies. The struggle for supremacy between the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English ranged across the Eastern Seas and in the settlements of Goa, Malacca, Ambon, Macao, Canton, Nagasaki, Solor, Batavia, Macassar, Johor and Singapore for 250 years. The story is told by the history of these port cities, beginning with Malacca – one of the world’s largest trading ports in 16th century – and ending with the founding of Singapore and Hong Kong.

When: 6pm Wednesday June 4th, 2014

Where: Asia Bookroom, Unit 2, 1 - 3 Lawry Place, Macquarie. ACT

RSVP: By 3rd of June, either by phoning 6251 5191 or Email Us

Admission by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

This is an event not to be missed, but, if you can't join us on the 4th of June and would like to buy a copy, let us know as it can easily be arranged.