Uncorking the Past :: the Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages.

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...

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1. Verfasser: McGovern, Patrick E.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (357 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.
ISBN:9780520944688
0520944682
0520253795
9780520253797
1282359908
9781282359901
9786612359903
6612359900

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