Pepper : a history of the world's most influential spice / Marjorie Shaffer.
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TextPublisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0312569890
- 9780312569891
- 641.3384 23
- TX407.P4 S53 2013
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Summary: "The perfect companion to Mark Kurlansky's Salt: A World History, Pepper illuminates the rich history of pepper for a popular audience. Vivid and entertaining, it describes the part pepper played in bringing the Europeans, and later the Americans, to Asia and details the fascinating encounters they had there." Provided by publisher.
Meet the pipers -- The king of spices -- Drugs and souls -- Golden elephants -- The British invade -- The dutch terror -- U.S. pepper fortunes -- An infinite number of seals -- Medicinal pepper.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 641.3384 SHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A480652B |
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| 641.338309 CZA Spices : a global history / | 641.3383094 KRO The taste of conquest : the rise and fall of the three great cities of spice / | 641.3384 FRI Chasing chiles : hot spots along the pepper trail / | 641.3384 SHA Pepper : a history of the world's most influential spice / | 641.34 BUN The anatomy of dessert : with a few notes on wine / | 641.3431 HYM Oranges : a global history / | 641.3462 NAS Dates : a global history / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Meet the pipers -- The king of spices -- Drugs and souls -- Golden elephants -- The British invade -- The dutch terror -- U.S. pepper fortunes -- An infinite number of seals -- Medicinal pepper.
"The perfect companion to Mark Kurlansky's Salt: A World History, Pepper illuminates the rich history of pepper for a popular audience. Vivid and entertaining, it describes the part pepper played in bringing the Europeans, and later the Americans, to Asia and details the fascinating encounters they had there." Provided by publisher.
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