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See moreWars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India.
The magnificent story of how a common rock has shaped civilization.
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Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multilayered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale
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Salt by Mark Kurlansky is praised for its fascinating and invigorating storytelling, with a lyrical and flowing style that intertwines vivid imagery with compelling facts. Critics find it crisply and elegantly written, piquing readers' appetites and sharpening their senses. The book provides a rich historical account of salt-influenced creations, offering an entertaining and anecdotal narrative throughout.
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ISBN: 9780099281993
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 March 2003
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 332g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky is the author of 23 books of fiction, nonfiction, children's writing. His best-selling Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World won the 1999 James Beard Award for Food Writing and the 1999 Glenfiddich Award. His other works include: Salt, The Basque History of the World and the short story collection The White Man in the Tree. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
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