{"product_id":"9780099281993-salt-a-world-history","title":"MARK KURLANSKY | SALT - A WORLD HISTORY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating, indispensable history of an indispensable ingredient. It's a must-have book for any serious cook or foodie' Anthony Bourdain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Indispensable yet illuminating history of the world, told through its most commonly mined, traded and consumed product: Salt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHomer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOMHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"NZ - In Stock (Ships Tomorrow)","offer_id":67614549410092,"sku":"eb-9780099281993","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/5186\/5644\/files\/9780099281993.jpg?v=1792130455","url":"https:\/\/realgroovy.com\/products\/9780099281993-salt-a-world-history","provider":"Real Groovy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}