Commodity Histories

A Listmania! list by Bernadette Hancock
 
Tobacco: The Story of How Tobacco Seduced the World
1.  Tobacco: The Story of How Tobacco Seduced the World by Iain Gately
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The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History
2.  The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History by Stewart Lee Allen
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Coffee: The Epic of a Commodity
3.  Coffee: The Epic of a Commodity by H.E. Jacob
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
4.  Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton
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The Potato: From the Andes in the 16th Century to Fish and Chips, the Story of How a Vegetable Changed History
5.  The Potato: From the Andes in the 16th Century to Fish and Chips, the Story of How a Vegetable Changed History by Larry Zuckerman
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Salt: A World History
6.  Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
7.  Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
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Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice
8.  Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice by Pat Willard
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A Social History of Tea
9.  A Social History of Tea by Jane Pettigrew
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The True History of Chocolate
10.  The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe
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The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
11.  The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) by Arjun Appadurai
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Sweetness and Power: Place of Sugar in Modern History
12.  Sweetness and Power: Place of Sugar in Modern History by Sidney Wilfred Mintz
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The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the World
13.  The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the World by Gerry Martin
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