Spanning over half a million years, this lively account describes the world history of food and the way in which food has influenced the whole course of human development. Full of intriguing information and insights, it reveals how pepper contributed to the fall of the Roman empire; how a new kind of plough helped to spark off the Crusades; why the cow became sacred in India; why stir-fry cooking was invented; how the turkey got its name. This book confirms that food is still, as it always has been, not only inseperable ...
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Spanning over half a million years, this lively account describes the world history of food and the way in which food has influenced the whole course of human development. Full of intriguing information and insights, it reveals how pepper contributed to the fall of the Roman empire; how a new kind of plough helped to spark off the Crusades; why the cow became sacred in India; why stir-fry cooking was invented; how the turkey got its name. This book confirms that food is still, as it always has been, not only inseperable from the history of the human race but essential to it.
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Add this copy of Food in History to cart. $6.94, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Stein and Day Publishers.
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Add this copy of Food in History to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Janet Jarvits rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Stein and Day Publishers.
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Photographs/Pictures/Maps. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Textblock clean and tight; Rubbed spine edges, overall minor edge wear and scuffing. 448p., including bibliography, notes and index.
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Good. No dust jacket as issued. Good. 6 x 9, 448 pages, including index, bibliography, and notes. B&W photos and illustrations. Mild shelf wear to cover. Light bumping and wear to corners and spine ends; Mild tanning and very slight soiling to text block edges including the word "CLUNK" written on the bottom of the text block (small size). No creasing to the spine and the glued binding is tight and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked, but a slight bit age toned. The first twenty pages have some corner creasing and crinkling, otherwise the pages are without creases or tears. Examines not only the influences that have shaped man's diet, but how the pursuit of more and better food directs, often decisively, the course of history. "A Scarborough book."
Add this copy of Food in History to cart. $31.56, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Stein and Day Publishers.
