Empire of Cotton: A Global History, Hardcover

Now in paperback, this is a history of the cotton industry, and the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It won ...

DescriptionWhether grainy or smooth, spicy or sweet, Dijon, American, or English, mustard accompanies our food and flavors our life around the glob...

Most of us can't make it through morning without our cup (or cups) of joe, and we're not alone. Coffee is a global beverage: it's grown commerciall...

The avocado is arguably the most iconic food of the twenty-first century. In less than one-hundred years, it has gone from a little-known regional ...

Reducere. Complete with recipes, a mouthwatering look at the complicated origins and rise of the world's favorite garbanzo bean spread and dip. This is a glo...

DescriptionIn the history of food, the tomato is a relative newcomer outside its ancestral home in Mesoamerica. And yet, as we devour pizza by the ...

Gravenstein. Coe's Golden Drop. Mendocino Cox. The names sound like something from the imagination of Tolkien or perhaps the ingredients in a dubio...

A Journey Through Art is a global history of art with a time- travel twist, taking young readers on a expedition from the Paleolithic period to the...

It's no surprise that sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around 8, 000 B.C.E., this addictive sweetener has ...

Whether they make it themselves or just enjoy it with breakfast, people are often passionate about their favorite jam, jelly, or marmalade. Award-w...

DescriptionWhat's your favorite cookie (or biscuit, for any British baking show buffs)? Chocolate chip, ginger spice, or Oreo? Oatmeal-and-raisin, ...

A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its headAmerican Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a...

Reducere. "Ed Husain has become one of the most vital Muslim voices in the world. The House of Islam could very well be his magnum opus." -Reza Aslan, #1 New...

Reducere. Most people think The Zone is an amusement park, but Candy Thompson knows it's really a slave labor camp. What else would you call a summer job tha...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Uliana DomashevaIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 210Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 233 x...

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DescriptionA new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its headAmerican Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that...

Reducere. Only one of these plays The Purification) is written in verse, but in all of them the approach to character is by way of poetic revelation. Whether...

An innovative volume tracing the long history of protection across empires in Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe and the Americas. A group of leadin...

This book describes the background and present state of pest management in cotton crops throughout the world. Cotton is one of the most economicall...

Reducere. By the late 1810s, a global revolution in cotton had remade the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing wealth and waves of Americans to the Gulf Coast while ...

Reducere. Discover The Byzantine Empire History From Start To Finish ★★Buy the paperback version of this book, and get the kindle ebook version included for ...

The first culinary history of a truly remarkable fish, cod.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Elisabeth TownsendNumber of pages: 180Collection: Ed...

The global history of coconut from its origin to its recent elevation to 'super-food' status.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Mary NewmanIllustr...

The dramatic history of the world's most expensive spice.Illustrations: 58 illustrations, with 54 in colour

The rich history of the intoxicating and evocative spice, vanilla.Illustrations: 53 illustrations, 44 in colour

Rice: A Global History presents in detail the historical journey that rice has taken, from its early origin as a staple food in Asian and West Afri...

From cookbooks and family recipes to novels, poems, songs and cartoons, this book tells the story of puddings and how they developed from early sav...

Pomegranate explores how people throughout history interacted with pomegranates, featuring a cast of historical heads from the Ashurnasirpal to Ann...

From the first Slavic migrations to the Romanovs' rise to the Putin era, Russia has endured for centuries as a nation whose sheer size and diversit...

An engaging account of foie gras, a luxurious yet controversial ingredient.Illustrations: 66 illustrations, 50 in colour

Reducere. *** WINNER OF THE 2019 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE...

Lorna Piatti-Farnell describes the story of how this fruit (which is technically a berry) has become one of the most popular foods on the planet.

The first global study of the distinctive Korean soju beverage. Tracing the history of soju from the premodern world to the twenty-first century, H...

Reducere. Did you know that the Achaemenid Persian Empire stretched from North Africa to Central Asia?If ranked by population percentage, the Achaemenid Empi...

Reducere. If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of the Ottoman Empire then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one boo...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire was one of the most powerful forces the world has ever seen. But this isn't jus...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairytale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas,...

Martha Jay traces the history of allium family - onions, shallots, garlic, chives, and leeks - back to the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Cr...

A broad introduction to the role of insects as human food.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Gina Louise HunterIllustration(s): 60 illustrations, ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 20 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 23Cover type: Har...

Looking at the eleventh century to the twentieth century, Kuroda explores how money was used and how currencies evolved in transactions within loca...

'A landmark work giving a global panorama of Mao's ideology filled with historic events and enlivened by striking characters' Jonathan Fenby, autho...

Reducere. Clare Anderson provides a radical new reading of histories of empire and nation, showing that the history of punishment is not solely connected to ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Iran, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: Achaemenid Empire: A Captiva...

Reducere. If you want to learn about the most important source of inspiration and symbolism to modern-day India, then keep reading...The Maurya Empire, which...

Colonialism: A Global History interprets colonialism as an unequal relationship characterised by displacement and domination, and reveals the ways ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Lucy DelapNumber of pages: 416Collection: Pelican BooksPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 110 x 182 x 30Cover...

A history of the global nature of the radical union, The Industrial Workers of the World