{"product_id":"cinnamon","title":"Cinnamon \/\/ A History of Taste and Empire (Pre-Order, April 27 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sweeping cultural history of a spice so coveted it launched empires across oceans, reshaped global trade, and bound generations of Sri Lankans to colonial rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor millennia, cinnamon has been treasured for its healing powers and warm unmistakable aroma. But behind its familiar scent lies a tumultuous past steeped in conquest and rebellion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinnamon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, acclaimed historian Nira Wickramasinghe traces the remarkable story of this “queen of spices,” from ancient Egyptian embalming tables and medieval Mughal kitchens to disastrous expeditions to mythical cinnamon lands in the Americas and the fierce imperial rivalries of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. She reveals how global demand for ‘true’ cinnamon transformed Sri Lanka, where an entire caste of peelers, neither enslaved nor free, were compelled to harvest the bark under systems of semi-servitude, at times rising up in rebellion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from meticulously researched global history and mythology, Wickramasinghe brings to life the smugglers, merchants, cooks, botanists, conquerors, and peelers who built the cinnamon trade. A vivid journey across centuries and continents, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinnamon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the definitive portrait of a spice through which the turmoil and richness of our world come alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIRA WICKRAMASINGHE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a historian of the Indian Ocean world and professor at Leiden University. Her recent books include the award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlave in a Palanquin, Sri Lanka in the Modern Age, Metallic Modern,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDressing the Colonised Body.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is the recipient of fellowships from, inter alia, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Davis Center at Princeton, the British Academy, and has spent time in New York as a Fulbright Hayes fellow. She grew up in Paris and studied at Oxford where she received her D.Phil in modern history. She works and lives in the Netherlands with her younger son, travelling frequently to Sri Lanka, her land of birth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: April 27, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781250385659\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 209.6 X 136.5 X 25.4 mm | 1.0 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: History, Cooking \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nira Wickramasinghe","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-Order, April 27 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":49214458986731,"sku":"9781250385659","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781250385659.jpg?v=1786598438","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/cinnamon","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}