Opis: Salt: A World History - Mark Kurlansky

Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi`s salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.

Szczegóły: Salt: A World History - Mark Kurlansky

Nazwa: Salt: A World History
Autor: Mark Kurlansky
Wydawnictwo: Vintage Publishing
Kod paskowy: 9780099281993
Oprawa: oprawa broszurowa
Waga: 0.346 kg

Recenzje: Salt: A World History - Mark Kurlansky