Spice by Jack Turner
A history of the trade that controlled the world and left an indelible impression on our taste buds; a sweeping story of avarice, ingenuity and exploration, spanning the globe and the centuries in its epic reconstruction of this magnificent obsession.‘Epic and evocative…as readable as it is exotic’ Independent
‘Splendid. Erudite, urbane and original. An appetising debut.’ SundayTelegraph
‘Sumptuous. Turner is equally at ease in antiquity and the Middle Ages.’ Guardian
Formerly a MacArthur Foundation Research Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and a Rhodes Scholar, Jack Turner has been cook, farmhand, and photographer, and has lived and travelled in Britain, Spain, Indochina, South America, Syria, Southern Africa and Australia. He has a first-class degree from Melbourne University and a D.Phil from Oxford. He can speak and/or read seven languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006551737 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006551734 |
| Title | Spice |
| Author | Jack Turner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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