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Tastes of Paradise

A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants (Vintage)

By Wolfgang Schivelbusch

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| Paperback | 9780679744382

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From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. IllustContinue

From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.

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  • 重點放在比較咖啡,煙,酒跟鴉片之類的毒品在人類歷史上的演變。這些東西其實在社會現代化的過程中扮演著微妙的角色,特別是消費習慣如何影響階級形成。
    作者認為毒品跟菸酒咖啡一樣,在將來會成為合法化的消費品(奢侈品),這一點的後續發展值得我們再細細觀察。

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 256 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 067974438X
  • ISBN-13: 9780679744382
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Pub date: Jun 29, 1993
  • Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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