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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
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2003
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- Título
- Salt. A world History
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Mark Kurlansky
- Editorial
- Penguin Books
- Publicado en
- 2003
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 498
- ISBN10
- 0142001619
- ISBN13
- 9780142001615
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Tema histórico, Historia, Ciencia, Comida, Microhistoria
- Título original
- Salt
- Calificación
- 3,75 de 5
- Descripción
- 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.