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An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startling insights--like what cinnamon had to do with the discovery of America, and how food has influenced population growth and urban expansion.
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A powerful spellbinder...gives us extraordinary insights into our past (Colin Spencer in the Guardian)
Wondrous (Paul Levy in the Observer)
The book that makes all your cookbooks make sense...Bulging with information, anecdote, scholarly detail and unscholarly wit. Cooks, historians, novelists, eaters: everyone should read this (Nigella Lawson in the Spectator)
A fascinating detective story (Frances Bissell in The Times)
Wit and erudition combine in a survey of man's search for food and how it has directed history and shaped the course of religion and society, exploration and technology. A banquet for everyone (Observer)
Meticulously researched and packed with interesting facts (Time Out)
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Wondrous (Paul Levy in the Observer)
The book that makes all your cookbooks make sense...Bulging with information, anecdote, scholarly detail and unscholarly wit. Cooks, historians, novelists, eaters: everyone should read this (Nigella Lawson in the Spectator)
A fascinating detective story (Frances Bissell in The Times)
Wit and erudition combine in a survey of man's search for food and how it has directed history and shaped the course of religion and society, exploration and technology. A banquet for everyone (Observer)
Meticulously researched and packed with interesting facts (Time Out)
'The book that makes all your cookbooks make sense...Cooks, historians, novelists, eaters: everyone should read this' Nigella Lawson
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 014010206X
- ISBN 13 9780140102062
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages448
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