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Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History
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by H.E. Jacob and Peter Reinhart
Sales Rank: 136311
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List Price: $14.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 416 pages
Published by: Skyhorse Publishing November 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1602391246
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1602391246
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
Bread's history has frequently been a recipe for disaster. The well-baked loaf--aside from being the main event in one of the major food groups--has caused wars, supernatural visions, festivals, and plagues. H. E. Jacob's celebratory book toasts bread from its earliest beginnings in Egypt, where it was one of the treasures entombed with the dead, to the author's own experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, where a bread made of sawdust kept him alive. The maker of paupers and kings, our daily bread and its evolutions are deliciously described in this illuminating text.
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Product Description
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, looking at 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.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History (Paperback)
This book discusses the history of bread from the viewpoint of western philosophy. That said, the earlier cultures (such as Egypt, for example) are not Western by nature -- and so a Judeo-Christian approach is applied to some societies that was not necessarily a part of them originally. It is more a modern interpretation of said history, which makes this a perfect book if you're looking for that. However, the title and the back of the book are misleading about this for the most part, unfortunately. I was expecting a very different book from the one I received. As I said before though, other readers may be pleased with the content. Your mileage may vary, as the saying goes. After rereading the book, I noticed that the sources in the back are from the very early 20th century, and indeed, some from before. None were dated past around 1940 or so. Curious, I checked out the copyright date -- it's the early 1940's. So as a purely historical reference this book is indeed outdated. It's a shame; as if a revised and rewritten attempt were made it would be a delightful historical reference. That aside, if the history of food is a turn on for you, and especially the philosophical thoughts on food and society, this would most likely make you happy. It was not a book of pure trivia and history, which made me a bit sad since I've been looking for a good one about bread for a while now. My recommendation is checking it out at the library, and then give it a whirl if it catches your fancy.
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