{"product_id":"9780099281993","title":"Salt","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Kurlansky, Mark \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSocial \u0026amp; cultural history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 March 2003 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 31 | 348g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530051993859,"sku":"9780099281993","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780099281993.jpg?v=1765208644","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780099281993","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}