Uncorking the Past The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages

Name: Uncorking the Past The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
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ISBN: 9780520267985

ISBN-10: 0520267982

ISBN-13: 9780520267985

Edition: 2009

Authors: Patrick E. McGovern

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Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.100



List of Illustrations


Preface



Homo Imbibens: I Drink, Therefore I Am



Along the Banks of the Yellow River



The Near Eastern Challenge



Following the Silk Road



European Bogs, Grogs, Burials, and Binges



Sailing the Wine-Dark Mediterranean



The Sweet, the Bitter, and the Aromatic in the New World



Africa Serves Up Its Meads, Wines, and Beers



Alcoholic Beverages: Whence and Whither?


Select Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index