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Archaeology of salt: approaching an invisible past
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Archaeology of salt: approaching an invisible past
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"For the sake of salt, Rome created a system of remuneration (from which we get the word "salary"), nomads domesticated the camel, the Low Countries revolted against their Spanish oppressors, and Gandhi marched against the tyranny of the British. Through the ages, salt has confe…
Salt: grain of life
by Laszlo, Pierre, Mader, Mary Beth
fromArts and traditions of the table
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From proverbs to technical arguments, from anecdotes to examples of folklore, chemist and philosopher Pierre Laszlo takes us through the kingdom of ""white gold."" With ""enthusiasm and freshness"" (Le Monde) he mixes literary analysis, history, anthropology, biology, physics, e…
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.
Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take for granted; however as Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates in this world encompassing book, salt-the only rock we eat--has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Its s…
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.