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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants

Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants - Paperback

by Wolfgang Schivelbusch
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Availability:In StockContributor:Wolfgang SchivelbuschPublish date:1993-06-29Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679744382ISBN-10:067974438XUPC:9780679744382Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, World, Agriculture & FoodSize:8.05 x 5.16 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SC7YRX12S5
From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679744382ISBN-10:067974438XUPC:9780679744382Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, World, Agriculture & FoodSize:8.05 x 5.16 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SC7YRX12S5
Wolfgang Schivelbusch was born in Berlin in 1941 and is a German scholar, historian, and author. In 2003 he was awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. He currently lives in New York.
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