New Books Podcast: The Story of Southeast Asia

Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World (Yale University Press, 2024) by Roger Crowley, explores  decades of conflict and conquest, starting from the Portuguese capture of Malacca in 1511 to the Spanish founding of Manila and the start of the galleon trade in 1571 in the Indonesian archipelago.

Roger Crowley is a British historian and author known for his books on maritime and Mediterranean history.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN partner the New Books Network.