Livros importados
Livros importados
Usado. Capa dura. Em inglês. Perfeito estado, sem grifos e anotacoes, páginas levemente amareladas pelo tempo. At one time, people believed that history took place between meals. In reality, the reverse is true: food motivates history. The heritage of man has been shaped far less by wars, by geography, or by culture than it has by food. Carson Ritchie leads readers from its contribution to mans upright posture, through the slow spread of prehistoric agriculture, and into the age of Neolithic farming. Eventually, brewing and viniculture developed. The growth of ancient countries began, and the influence of food helped to mould nations that were constantly searching for new areas to use for agriculture. The lure of the spice trade, another outgrowth of food in civilization, led to more exotic and widespread explorations, as did the search for coffee, tea, and cocoa, which resulted in the founding of the New World. Eating habits altered as Europe adopted the food of the Americas. In the recent past, agriculture was mechanized, swiftly followed by the revolution in transporting foods. Today, the food weapon is at least as powerful as armaments in expressing national policy. How man has climbed the ladder of civilization on the rungs of the foods he has cultivated - whether by agriculture, taste, or war - makes for an insightful and unique work
Editora: Methuen
Ano: 1991
ISBN: 9780825300370
