Salt - A World History
€13.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780099281993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Kurlansky |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.346 |
| Publishing Date | 06/03/2003 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €13.11 |
| Tax | €0.79 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €13.90 |
| Availability | Unavailable |
Product Description
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.