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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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- Année de publication
- 2003
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Mark Kurlansky
- Éditeur
- Penguin Books
- Publié
- 2003
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 498
- ISBN10
- 0142001619
- ISBN13
- 9780142001615
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Histoire, Science, Nourriture, Microhistoire
- Titre original
- Salt
- Évaluation
- 3,75 sur 5
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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.