{"product_id":"seeds-of-empire-the-plants-that-built-civilizations-9798273648609","title":"Seeds of Empire: The Plants that Built Civilizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Theo Ashbridge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould a single seed build an empire?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the tea fields of China to the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the plants we cultivate have sown wealth, war, and wonder across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross centuries and continents, humanity's pursuit of flavor, fiber, and fuel has shaped the rise and fall of civilizations. Sugar fed slavery and rebellion; tea sparked revolution; cotton clothed nations and chained workers; coffee brewed enlightenment and empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn vivid, cinematic prose, historian \u003cb\u003eTheo Ashbridge\u003c\/b\u003e traces the tangled roots of power, greed, and discovery through twenty transformative crops - from cacao and tobacco to wheat and rubber. Each chapter uncovers the hidden stories of explorers, scientists, traders, and laborers whose lives intertwined with the plants that changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending science, history, and human drama, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the story of civilization is written not just in ink and blood - but in sap, soil, and seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehind every harvest lies a history of ambition, exploitation, and survival.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47967898730647,"sku":"9798273648609","price":1126.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798273648609.webp?v=1782916055","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/seeds-of-empire-the-plants-that-built-civilizations-9798273648609","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}