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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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Salt. A world History, Mark Kurlansky
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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
- Seitenzahl
- 498
- ISBN10
- 0142001619
- ISBN13
- 9780142001615
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Wissenschaft, Essen, Mikrogeschichte
- Originaltitel
- Salt
- Bewertung
- 3,75 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.