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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : McGovern, Patrick E. (1944-....)
Titre(s) : Uncorking the past [Texte imprimé] : the quest for wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages / Patrick E. McGovern
Publication : Berkeley : University of California Press, cop. 2009
Description matérielle : xv, 330 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
Comprend : List of illustrations ; Preface ; 1: Homo Imbibens: I drink, therefore I am ;
2: Along the banks of the Yellow River ; 3: Near Eastern challenge ; 4: Following
the Silk Road ; 5: European bogs, grogs, burials, and binges ; 6: Sailing the
wine-dark Mediterranean ; 7: Sweet, the bitter, and the aromatic in the New World
; 8: Africa serves up its meads, wines, and beers ; 9: Alcoholic beverages: whence
and whither? ; Select bibliography ; Acknowledgments ; Index.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index
From the Publisher: 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, that the cereal staples of the modern world were probably
domesticated for their potential in making quantities of alcoholic beverages. These
include the delectable rice wines of China and Japan, the corn beers of the Americas,
and the millet and sorghum drinks of Africa. Humans also learned how to make mead
from honey and wine from exotic fruits of all kinds-even from the sweet pulp of the
cacao (chocolate) fruit in the New World. The perfect drink, it turns out-whether
it be mind-altering, medicinal, a religious symbol, a social lubricant, or artistic
inspiration-has not only been a profound force in history, but may be fundamental
to the human condition itself
Sujet(s) : Boissons alcoolisées -- Jusqu'à 1500
Boissons alcoolisées -- Société -- Jusqu'à 1500
Consommation d'alcool -- Jusqu'à 1500
Consommation d'alcool -- Société -- Jusqu'à 1500
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780520253797 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0520253795 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780520267985 (pbk.). - ISBN 0520267982 (pbk.)
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Notice n° :
FRBNF42529067
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