Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky - 03/06/2003

Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random, 2010-02-01. Paperback. Used: Good.

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Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

US: Penguin Books, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear t o the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surpr ising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also ins pired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of Briti sh rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.

US: Penguin Books, 2002. Paperback. Good. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear t o the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surpr ising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also ins pired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of Briti sh rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.

Vintage, 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780099281993

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India.

Vintage, 2003. Paperback. New. 496 pages. 7.72x5.08x1.38 inches.