Beans: A History

by Ken Albala

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This is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years.

From the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble bean has always attracted attention - from Pythagoras' notion that the bean hosted a human soul to St. Jerome's indictment against bean-eating in convents (because they "tickle the genitals"), to current research into the deadly toxins...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1350022276

ISBN13:9781350022270

Release Date:March 2017

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Cooking Cooking Crafts & Hobbies Gardening Gardening & Landscaping Historical Study & Educational Resources History Holiday Cooking Social History Social Science

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