Salt and Civilization by MACMILLAN - Business and Economic History - Image 1

£114.91

MACMILLAN Salt and Civilization by MACMILLAN - Business and Economic History

Name: Salt and Civilization by MACMILLAN - Business and Economic History
Brand: MACMILLAN
Price: 117.58 GBP
Availability: InStock

Business & Economic History

Price History & Forecast

Last 22 days • 22 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 22 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £113 (12 days, 54.5%)

Price range: £113 - £118

Price levels: 3 different prices over 22 days

Description

Explore the global impact of one of humanity's most essential commodities. Salt and Civilization provides a thorough examination of the history of salt, tracing its role from Neolithic times to the modern world. This book places the history of this primordial addiction into a global perspective, using salt as a central theme to understand world history. Readers will follow the journey of salt through various eras, including pagan times, classical Rome, Byzantium, early Islam, the Dark Ages, and the Renaissance. The text examines the production, distribution, consumption, and taxation of salt, showing how this single commodity shaped societies across the globe. Highly recommended by The Geographical Journal, this work is an essential read for anyone interested in business and economic history. It offers a deep look at how the movement and control of salt influenced the development of human civilizations throughout the ages.

Key Features

Provides a global perspective on the history of salt as a fundamental human commodity.

Traces the evolution of salt from Neolithic times through the Renaissance to the modern era.

Examines the historical production, distribution, and consumption of salt across different cultures.

Analyzes the impact of salt taxation on the development of various world civilizations.

Covers major historical periods including classical Rome, Byzantium, and early Islam.

Product Specifications

Brand: MACMILLAN
Format: Paperback
ASIN: 134921843X
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 January 1992
Listed Since: 07 January 2016

Barcode

No barcode data available

MACMILLAN Salt and Civilization by MACMILLAN - Business and Economic History

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Salt Effect: Second Arheoinvest Symposium: From the ethnoarchaeology to the anthropology of salt 20-21 April 2012, 'Al. I. Cuza' University, Iasi, ... Archaeological Reports International Series)

The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq.: His Britannic Majesty's Late Consul General In Egypt: 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

Tel Malhata: A Central City in the Biblical Negev (Tel Aviv University Monograph Series): 32 (Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology)

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia (Oxford Handbooks)

Romani Liberation: A Northern Perspective on Emancipatory Struggles and Progress (Critical Romani Studies Book Series - CEU Press)

Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt

Quantitative Analysis for System Applications: Data Science and Analytics Tools and Techniques

The Byzantine Shops at Sardis (Monograph / Archaeological Exploration of Sardis): 9 (Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs)

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World

Routledge Everyday Objects: Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies: 17 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

The Missing Sister: The spellbinding penultimate novel in the Seven Sisters series: 7

Sammy Feels Shy: A Big Bright Feelings Book

A Homeric Catalogue of Shapes: The Iliad and Odyssey Seen Differently (IMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts)

A A History of Shropshire: Volume II: 2 (Victoria County History)

The History of Portugal (Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations)

Social Media in Social Work Practice

Tom Sachs Guide

Qualitative Research in Business and Management: 3

Ethics and Education Research (BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education)

Everyday Objects: Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture and its Meanings

The Holocaust Novel (Genres in Context)

Ionic Liquid Devices: Volume 29 (Smart Materials Series)

Queer Theory and Communication: From Disciplining Queers to Queering the Discipline(s)