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Natural History of Beer
ISBN: HB: 9780300233674, Yale University Press, April 2019
256 pp., 22.2x14.6 cm, 73 black&white illus.
What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall peruse the historical record and traverse the globe for eng...
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£20,00
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Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate Consuming the World
ISBN: PB: 9780300222500, Yale University Press, November 2016
142 pp., 22.9x17.8 cm, 90 colour illus.
Coffee, tea, and chocolate were all the rage in Enlightenment Europe. These fashionable beverages profoundly shaped modes of sociability and patterns of consumption, yet none of the plants required for their preparation was native to the continent: c...
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£16,99
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Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500
ISBN: HB: 9780300181913, Yale University Press, March 2016
336 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 16 pp. black&white illus.
In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging technolo...
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£30,00
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Natural History of Wine
ISBN: HB: 9780300211023, Yale University Press, November 2015
264 pp., 22.2x14.6 cm, 62 colour illus.
An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum exhibition projects. When the conversation turned to wi...
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£25,00
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Squeezed What You Don't Know About Orange Juice
ISBN: PB: 9780300164558, Yale University Press, June 2010
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 12 black&white illus.
Close to three quarters of U. S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity crosses class, cultural, racial, and regional divides. Why do so many of us drink orange juice? How did it turn from a luxury into a staple in just a few years? More importa...
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£26,00
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Bagel The Surprising History of a Modest Bread
ISBN: PB: 9780300158205, Yale University Press, July 2009
242 pp., 20.3x12.7 cm, 1 black&white illus.
Maria Balinska's captivating cultural history of the bagel and its journey through the centuries.
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£15,00
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