Six Thousand Years of Bread
Its Holy and Unholy History
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2007
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60239-124-6 (ISBN)
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60239-124-6 (ISBN)
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From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread has been essential, for survival. This work takes you through its history, examining its role in politics, religion and technology, and answers questions such as how bread caused Napoleon's defeat. It also describes the authors experiences subsisting on bread made of sawdust in a Nazi concentration camp.
Give us this day our daily bread. From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread is the essential food, the symbol of fundamental well-being. H.E. Jacob takes readers through the history of this staple, examining its role in politics, religion, and technology, and answering such questions as how bread caused Napoleon's defeat. The fascinating voyage begins with "The Bread of Prehistoric Man," and continues with an exploration of the plow, the discovery of baking, the Grecian passion for seed corn and reverence for the bread goddess Demeter, the significance of the Bible's many references to bread, and how bread contributed to the outcome of World War I. In a poignant conclusion, Jacob describes his own experiences subsisting on bread made of sawdust in a Nazi concentration camp.
Give us this day our daily bread. From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread is the essential food, the symbol of fundamental well-being. H.E. Jacob takes readers through the history of this staple, examining its role in politics, religion, and technology, and answering such questions as how bread caused Napoleon's defeat. The fascinating voyage begins with "The Bread of Prehistoric Man," and continues with an exploration of the plow, the discovery of baking, the Grecian passion for seed corn and reverence for the bread goddess Demeter, the significance of the Bible's many references to bread, and how bread contributed to the outcome of World War I. In a poignant conclusion, Jacob describes his own experiences subsisting on bread made of sawdust in a Nazi concentration camp.
H. E. Jacob wrote some forty books during his prolific career, including biographies, poetry, dramas, and histories. After fleeing Nazi-occupied Germany, he moved to New York and gained American citizenship. In the early fifties he returned to Germany, where he died in 1967. Peter Reinhart is the author of many award-winning books on bread and culture, including The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread and Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor. He is a baking instructor at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.12.2007 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Clara Winston, Richard Winston |
| Vorwort | Peter Reinhart |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 383 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Backen |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60239-124-6 / 1602391246 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60239-124-6 / 9781602391246 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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