Uncorking the Past : the Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages.
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Author / Creator: | McGovern, Patrick E. |
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Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009. |
Description: | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282968 |
ISBN: | 9780520944688 0520944682 0520253795 9780520253797 1282359908 9781282359901 9780520267985 0520267982 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | In a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about how humans created and enjoyed fermented beverages across cultures. Along the way, he explores a provocative hypothesis about the integral role such libations have played in human evolution. We discover, for example. |
Other form: | Print version: 9780520253797 |
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