Salt : A World History Paperback – January 1, 2003
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| Management number | 223102119 | Release Date | 2026/05/09 | List Price | $9.26 | Model Number | 223102119 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0099281996 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0099281993 |
| Edition | New Ed |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Dimensions | 5.08 x 1.18 x 7.8 inches |
| Item Weight | 12.1 ounces |
| Print length | 483 pages |
| Publication date | January 1, 2003 |
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