Tastes of Paradise
Download or Read eBook Tastes of Paradise PDF written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1993-06-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Wolfgang Schivelbusch |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1993-06-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 067974438X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780679744382 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tastes of Paradise by : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Book excerpt: 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.
