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020			_a0375407219 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm53814621
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050	0	0	_aSB305. _bT948 2005
100	1		_aTurner, Jack, _d1968- _96595
245	1	0	_aSpice : _bthe history of a temptation / _cJack Turner.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bKnopf : _bDistributed by Random House, _c2004.
300			_axxiv, 352 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [311]-334) and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction : the idea of spice -- _gCh. 1. _tThe spice seekers -- _gCh. 2. _tAncient appetites -- _gCh. 3. _tMedieval Europe -- _gCh. 4. _tThe spice of life -- _gCh. 5. _tThe spice of love -- _gCh. 6. _tFood of the gods -- _gCh. 7. _tSome like it bland -- _tEpilogue : the end of the spice age.
520	1		_a"Spice: The History of a Temptation is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion, and in sex - and of the allure of forbidden fruit lingering in the scents of cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, and clove." "We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. We see spices in all their diversity, lauded as love potions and aphrodisiacs, as panaceas and defenses against the plague. We journey from religious rituals in which spices were employed to dispel demons and summon gods to prodigies of gluttony both fantastical and real. We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king's ostentation, as a mummy's deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine." "Through examining the temptations of spice we follow in the trails of the spice seekers leading from the deserts of ancient Syria to thrill-seekers on the Internet. We discover how spice became one of the first and most enduring links between Asia and Europe. We see in the pepper we use so casually the relic of a tradition linking us to the appetites of Rome, Elizabethan England, and the pharaohs. And we capture the pleasure of spice not only at the table but in every part of life."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aSpices _xHistory. _96596
650		0	_aCooking (Spices) _xHistory. _96597
650		0	_aSpice trade _xHistory. _96598
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