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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
by Schivelbusch, Wolfgang
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394579844
- ISBN 13
- 9780394579849
- Seller
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Apollo Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Pantheon Books, 1992-07-01. hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. Ships Out Tomorrow!
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
- Patrico Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231026023
- Title
- Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
- Author
- Schivelbusch, Wolfgang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394579844
- ISBN 13
- 9780394579849
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992-07-01
- Size
- 6x0x9
- X weight
- 22 oz
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