Salt: A World History

Salt: A World History

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Homer called salt a divine substance, while Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Kurlansky blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into this history of the substance which he claims shaped civilization from the beginning.

Author: Mark Kurlansky
Format: Hardback, 496 pages, 147mm x 211mm, 620 g
Published: 2002, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: History: Specific Subjects

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780224060844-SECONDHAND
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Homer called salt a divine substance, while Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Kurlansky blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into this history of the substance which he claims shaped civilization from the beginning.