Tastes of Paradise
A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
(Autor) 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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Editorial:
Random House USA Inc
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
None
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9780679744382
Año de publicación:
1993
Fecha publicación:
29 de Junio de 1993