Author: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743234154
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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In Near a Thousand Tables, acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind. In this "appetizingly provocative" (Los Angeles Times) book, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set humankind on a course apart from other species; the ritualization of eating, which brought magic and meaning into people's relationship with what they ate; the inception of herding and the invention of agriculture, perhaps the two greatest revolutions of all; the rise of inequality, which led to the development of haute cuisine; the long-range trade in food which, practically alone, broke down cultural barriers; the ecological exchanges, which revolutionized the global distribution of plants and livestock; and, finally, the industrialization and globalization of mass-produced food. From prehistoric snail "herding" to Roman banquets to Big Macs to genetically modified tomatoes, Near a Thousand Tables is a full-course meal of extraordinary narrative, brilliant insight, and fascinating explorations that will satisfy the hungriest of readers.

Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781552634721
Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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Every ingredient of our past and present can be read off our plates: our identity, our place in society and the place of our society in the world. In Near a Thousand Tables, Oxford historian Felipe Fernndez-Armesto, author of Civilizations, tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history-ecology as well as gastronomy. Because cuisine is a-perhaps the-defining characteristic of a culture, Near a Thousand Tables is a sampler of civilizations; even more, it is an exploration in historical ecology, and even of the history of science.Above all, perhaps, because food is universally appealing, this is always-even at its most instructive-unashamedly a book about the pleasures of eating ....pleasures that have been immortalized by everyone from Homer to M. F. K. Fisher.

Author: Benita Long
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1418586447
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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A cookbook with a focus on entertaining family and friends, featuring photographs of table settings and meals, as well inspirational quotes and Scriptures. God intends for us, as sacred life travelers, to celebrate and enjoy His bounty. Every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor for it is the gift of God. This celebration of life was intended by God to be a way of life now and as preparation for a future event in which as followers of Christ, all are invited to participate. God intends for us to enjoy his blessings in abundance. Come to the Table is a threefold feast. For the mind, there are thought-provoking quotations from great poets and thinkers. For the spirit, stunning photographs and inspirational Scriptures transport you to another realm. For the body, there are hearty and delectable recipes. Inside the collection, you’ll find soothing dishes for the soul including . . . Parmesan Grits Casserole, Grilled Lemon Chicken, Cheddar Squash Strata, Lamb Kabobs and much more! Throughout Come to the Table, very few people appear. This is our personal way of inviting you to claim each setting as your own. “That the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water” [Joel 3:18].

Author: Stuart Walton
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 1555848834
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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A “fresh and entertaining” survey of the human emotional landscape—and how it has shifted over the centuries (Kirkus Reviews). Using Charles Darwin’s survey of emotions as a starting point, Stuart Walton’s A Natural History of Human Emotions examines the history of each of our core emotions—fear, anger, disgust, sadness, jealousy, contempt, shame, embarrassment, surprise, and happiness—and how these emotions have influenced both cultural and social history. We learn that primitive fear served as the engine of religious belief, while a desire for happiness led to humankind’s first musings on achieving a perfect utopia. Challenging the notion that human emotion has remained constant, A Natural History of Human Emotions explains why, in the last 250 years, society has changed its unwritten rules for what can be expressed in public and in private. Like An Intimate History of Humanity and Near a Thousand Tables, Walton’s A Natural History of Human Emotions is a provocative examination of human feelings and a fascinating take on how emotions have shaped our past.

Author: Mark Robson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100055970X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385

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First published in 2013. This two-part, eight-volume, reset edition draws together a range of sources from the early modern era through to the industrial age, to show the changes and continuities in responses to the social, political, legal and spiritual problems that self-murder posed. Part II, Volume 7 contains 1800–1850: Legal Contexts, Religious Writings and Medical Writers.

Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780552994828
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 830

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Traces the progress and regress of the world's civilizations over the past thousand years and shows how the capacity of one people to influence another has shifted geographically.

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Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: William Gurney Benham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Proverbs
Languages : en
Pages : 1292

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Author: Thomas Miller
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752418761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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Reproduction of the original: Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present by Thomas Miller

Author: W. Gurney Benham
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846047627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 898

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1914.