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Tastes of Paradise

A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants

By Wolfgang Schivelbusch

By Wolfgang Schivelbusch

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Jun 29, 1993 | ISBN 9780679744382

Tastes of Paradise by Wolfgang Schivelbusch
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About Tastes of Paradise

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.

About Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Wolfgang Schivelbusch was born in Berlin in 1941 and is a German scholar, historian, and author. In 2003 he was awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. He currently lives in New York.

Product Details

Category: Cooking Methods | World History

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Vintage
Jun 29, 1993 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679744382

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