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Kamis, 08 Mei 2008

THE STRUGGLE OF EUROPEAN SAILORS IN 15th TO 17th CENTURY TO REACH THE SPICE ISLANDS AS REFLECTED IN GILES MILTON’S NATHANIEL’S NUTMEG : A SOCIOLOGICA

By
Fajar Budiartiningrum
02004141

ABSTRACT




The title of this thesis is The Struggle of European Sailors in 15th to 17th Century to reach the Spice Islands as reflected in Giles Milton’s Nathaniel’s Nutmeg: A Sociological Analysis. This research is due to find out the relations of the novel’s content with the real history of Europe in 15th to 17th century and also to describe the struggles of European to reach the spices islands.

This research is included in library research, which the materials are taken from the library media and also electronic media. The subjects and object of this research are the novel and the data in the novel Nathaniel’s Nutmeg. The primary data is taken from the text of the novel and the secondary data is taken from the supporting books or material. It means that the writer goes to some libraries, looks for the data, and makes note from the data she got, arranges and then concludes the information got. Then the data got is analyzed by using sociological approach in Swingewood (1972:11-12) because it relates with the condition of the society and the process happened on it.

The result of the research shows that the novel of Giles Milton Nathaniel’s Nutmeg tells about the condition of the European, socially, economically, culturally and also tells the persistence of European sailor to reach the Spices Islands and also gives the readers knowledge about the trade of spices and also the spice race happened in 15th to 17th century which causes some profits and also the financial loss among the European and other country in this world.

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