Tastes of Paradise
A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
(Author) Wolfgang Schivelbusch
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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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Publisher:
Random House USA Inc
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780679744382
Publish year:
1993
Publish date:
June 29, 1993