An Edible History of Humanity - Couverture souple

Standage, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802719910 ISBN 13 : 9780802719911

Editeur : Bloomsbury USA, 2010

Synopsis

The bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses charts the enlightening history of humanity through the foods we eat.

More than simply sustenance, food historically has been a kind of technology, changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires, promote industrialization, and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeology, anthropology, and economics to reveal how food has helped shape and transform societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7500 b.c. to the use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol today. An Edible History of Humanity is a fully satisfying account of human history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tom Standage is deputy editor of the Economist and the author of six previous history books, including Writing on the Wall, the New York Times bestsellers A History of the World in 6 Glasses and An Edible History of Humanity, and The Victorian Internet, a history of the telegraph. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Wired, and other publications. Standage holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University. He lives in London. @TomStandage

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury USA
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802719910
• ISBN 13: 9780802719911
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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