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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1788168984
ISBN-13
9781788168984
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Main
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Imprint
Profile Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2026
Print length
640 Pages
Weight
940 grams
Dimensions
23.80 x 15.80 x 5.80 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historySocial and cultural historyWines
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The untold story of wine from the Stone Age to the present, stunningly presented.
''Capaciously informative and endlessly entertaining'' Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest Is HistoryIn the beginning, there was the vine. Wine: a drink, a medicine, a ritual and a commodity. Across millennia, it has been used to celebrate and commiserate, as a negotiating tool and a diplomatic gift. But where - and when - was it first discovered? And how did it become a worldwide phenomenon?From the planting of grape seeds in conquered territories across Ancient Rome, to the uprooting of vineyards during the Chinese Communist Revolution, this is the first truly global survey of wine from acclaimed historian Kathleen Burk. From a symbol of civilisation to the depths of debauchery, the formation of new trade routes to the consolidation of empires, Burk traces the story of our contemporary civilisation through one of the world''s most ancient - and sought-after - pleasures.
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