Salt. A world History

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In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions.

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Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
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Titel: Salt. A world History
Sprache: Englisch
Autor*innen: Mark Kurlansky
Verlag: Penguin Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Paperback
ISBN10: 0142001619
ISBN13: 9780142001615
Schlagwörter: Belletristik, Geschichte, Sachliteratur, Historische Romane, Wissenschaft, Essen, Mikrogeschichte
Originaltitel: Salt
Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen
Beschreibung: In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions.