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Salt and Civilization
S. A. M. Adshead
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Description for Salt and Civilization
Hardcover. The production, distribution, consumption and taxation of salt has been important to the development of societies and states worldwide. This book attempts to place the history of salt as a human commodity on a global perspective and focuses in particular on China. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
'Highly recommended as a thorough examination of the commodity history of salt'-The Geographical Journal. Salt has been called the primordial addiction. It has been an object of almost universal consumption since Neolithic times. This book sets out to place the particular histories of salt in a global perspective and write the history of a human commodity as a theme in world history. From pagan man, through classical Rome, Byzantium, early Islam, the Dark Ages, the Renaissance to the modern world, the production, distribution, consumption and taxation of salt are examined. The author shows how a history of salt cannot be ... Read more
'Highly recommended as a thorough examination of the commodity history of salt'-The Geographical Journal. Salt has been called the primordial addiction. It has been an object of almost universal consumption since Neolithic times. This book sets out to place the particular histories of salt in a global perspective and write the history of a human commodity as a theme in world history. From pagan man, through classical Rome, Byzantium, early Islam, the Dark Ages, the Renaissance to the modern world, the production, distribution, consumption and taxation of salt are examined. The author shows how a history of salt cannot be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
417
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333537596
SKU
V9780333537596
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Ref
99-15
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