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From the Publisher: From the bestselling author of A History of the World in Six Glasses, this is a riveting history of humanity told through the foods we eat. Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance; it has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict and economic expansion. And today, in the culmination of a process that has been going on for thousands of years, the foods we choose in the supermarket connect us to global debates about trade, development, and the adoption of new technologies. An Edible History of Humanity is a journey through the uses of food that have helped to shape and transform societies around the world, from prehistory to the present. Drawing on genetics, archaeology, anthropology, ethno-botany and economics, the story of these gastronomic revolutions is a deeply satisfying account of the whole of human history.
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History, Food, Symbolic aspects of Food, Agriculture, Food habits, Symbolic aspects, Food preferences, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of FoodPeople
Tom StandagePlaces
Earth, The USA, England, Europe Asia, AustraliaTimes
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An edible history of humanity
2009, Thorndike Press
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A book putting a complex history of the world into a simple book. It is easy to read and the analogies make history extremely easy to learn and follow for everyday people.
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