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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants

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Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 9780679744382

Details:

Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Brand: Vintage

Color: Multicolor

Features:

  • Used Book in Good Condition

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 256

Release Date: 29-06-1993

EAN: 9780679744382

Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 1.7 inches

Languages: English

Description:

From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.

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