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Cargando... Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind (1985)por Henry Hobhouse
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Like many books, this one must be read on more than one level. The technical information is good, the economic information is clear and forthright, but what makes this so interesting is the way he develops the story around the human psychological aspect. Personally, I think this is one of the most important books that a history person could read. It should be required reading for every history teacher! (And for those who don't think sugar is addictive, try to find a way of living in the modern world without it. We are now making chemical sweetners; are these not the methadones of sugar??) ( ) I loved this book - marvellously original and stimulating. Hobhouse presents history not from the normal standpoint of human leaders, its monarchs and generals, but from the perspective of world trade in 5 commodities: quinine, sugar, tea, cotton and the potato. He argues convincingly and with a wealth of anecdote that these products were the real driving forces of history. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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How did quinine, tea, cotton, sugar, and the potato change the face of world history? Five fascinating tales in which the unwitting heroes are plants and spices. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)581.6309Natural sciences and mathematics Plants Specific topics in natural history of plants Miscellaneous nontaxonomic kinds of plants Beneficial plantsClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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