Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants - Paperback
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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants - Paperback
$17.00
by Wolfgang Schivelbusch (Author)
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.
Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.05 x 5.16 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 29, 1993
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