ISBN:
9780520253797
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xv, 330 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Uncorking the Past : The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
DDC:
394.1/3
Keywords:
Alcoholic beverages Social aspects
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages History
;
Drinking of alcoholic beverages Social aspects
;
Alcoholic beverages History
Abstract:
In a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about how humans created and enjoyed fermented beverages across cultures. Along the way, he explores a provocative hypothesis about the integral role such libations have played in human evolution. We discover, for example
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Homo Imbibens; 2. Along the Banks of the Yellow River; 3. The Near Eastern Challenge; 4. Following the Silk Road; 5. European Bogs, Grogs, Burials, and Binges; 6. Sailing the Wind-Dark Mediterranean; 7. The Sweet, the Bitter, and the Aromatic in the New World; 8. Africa Serves Up Its Meads, Wines, and Beers; 9. Alcoholic Beverages; Select Bibliograpy; Acknowledgments; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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