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Salt and Civilization
S. A. M. Adshead
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Description for Salt and Civilization
Paperback. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 547.
'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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
Number of Pages
417
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349218431
SKU
V9781349218431
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99-15
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