AN EDIBLE HISTORY OF HUMANITY
Paperback
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Working from the premise that "the fate of nations hangs upon their choice of food," the author draws from archaeology, anthropology, and economics to explain civilization as essentially a byproduct of cultivation.
Chapters look at the edible foundations of civilization (farming, sedentism, and the "roots" of modernity); food and social structure; spices and the hastening of empire; food, energy, and industrialization (e.g., coal’s freeing up of forest land for agriculture); food as "the fuel of war"; and the results of further agricultural developments to sustain ever greater populations. Maps, diagrams, and primary source illustrations complement the author’s insights.
| Copyright | 2010 paperback edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Walker Books |
| Pages | 269 |
| Grade | 9 and up |