The True History of Bread: A Journey from the Odyssey to the Wars of the 21st Century – Rosso Gabriele – IS – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-17-183002-1
The True History of Bread: A Journey from the Odyssey to the Wars of the 21st Century
14.99 €
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The True History of Bread: A Journey from the Odyssey to the Wars of the 21st Century
14.99 €
Today, bread sits on every table, yet we've long since stopped noticing it. This book restores it to its rightful place at the center of human history. From the ancient Egyptian bakeries that fed the pyramid builders to the bread riots that toppled monarchies; from the sacred wafer in the Catholic Mass to the sliced loaf in plastic packaging—the history of bread proves to be an accurate mirror of our civilization.
The author traces how a simple combination of grain, water, and fire became the engine of the agricultural revolution, a tool of social stratification, a symbol of power, and a trigger for uprisings. We'll see how mills gave birth to the industrial age, how white bread first became a marker of the elite and then an object of "carbohydrate phobia," and how today the global grain market dictates the terms of wars, sanctions, and migrations.
This is not a culinary guide or a nostalgic reminiscence of a rustic oven. It is an intellectual exploration of how food shapes politics, economics, religion, and our thinking. The study combines historical analysis, social criticism, and vivid narrative scenes: from the storming of the "Bakery on Poles" in Milan to the invention of the first automatic bread slicer.
The author traces how a simple combination of grain, water, and fire became the engine of the agricultural revolution, a tool of social stratification, a symbol of power, and a trigger for uprisings. We'll see how mills gave birth to the industrial age, how white bread first became a marker of the elite and then an object of "carbohydrate phobia," and how today the global grain market dictates the terms of wars, sanctions, and migrations.
This is not a culinary guide or a nostalgic reminiscence of a rustic oven. It is an intellectual exploration of how food shapes politics, economics, religion, and our thinking. The study combines historical analysis, social criticism, and vivid narrative scenes: from the storming of the "Bakery on Poles" in Milan to the invention of the first automatic bread slicer.
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