Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
by Wolfgang Schivelbusch
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067974438X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679744382
- Seller
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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Vintage Books, 1993. Soft cover. Near Fine. 5x0x7. Book shows very little use. A nice copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- The Book Files (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A50283
- Title
- Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
- Author
- Wolfgang Schivelbusch
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 067974438X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679744382
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 5x0x7
- X weight
- 0 oz
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