LEADER 03930nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910824176503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-35990-8 010 $a9786612359903 010 $a0-520-94468-2 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520944688 035 $a(CKB)1000000000811835 035 $a(EBL)470957 035 $a(OCoLC)536166648 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312225 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205917 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312225 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10330782 035 $a(PQKB)11024190 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470957 035 $a(DE-B1597)518866 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520944688 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470957 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10343501 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235990 035 $a(dli)HEB33871 035 $a(MiU) MIU01100000000000000001113 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000811835 100 $a20090312d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUncorking the past $ethe quest for wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages /$fPatrick E. McGovern 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (357 pages) 311 0 $a0-520-26798-2 311 0 $a0-520-25379-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$t1. Homo Imbibens I Drink, Therefore I Am --$t2. Along The Banks Of The Yellow River --$t3. The Near Eastern Challenge --$t4. Following The Silk Road --$t5. European Bogs, Grogs, Burials, And Binges --$t6. Sailing The Wine- Dark Mediterranean --$t7. The Sweet, The Bitter, And The Aromatic In The New World --$t8. Africa Serves Up Its Meads, Wines, And Beers --$t9. Alcoholic Beverages: Whence And Whither? --$tSelect Bibliography --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aIn a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about how humans created and enjoyed fermented beverages across cultures. Along the way, he explores a provocative hypothesis about the integral role such libations have played in human evolution. We discover, for example, that the cereal staples of the modern world were probably domesticated for their potential in making quantities of alcoholic beverages. These include the delectable rice wines of China and Japan, the corn beers of the Americas, and the millet and sorghum drinks of Africa. Humans also learned how to make mead from honey and wine from exotic fruits of all kinds-even from the sweet pulp of the cacao (chocolate) fruit in the New World. The perfect drink, it turns out-whether it be mind-altering, medicinal, a religious symbol, a social lubricant, or artistic inspiration-has not only been a profound force in history, but may be fundamental to the human condition itself. 606 $aAlcoholic beverages$xHistory 606 $aAlcoholic beverages$xSocial aspects 606 $aDrinking of alcoholic beverages$xHistory 606 $aDrinking of alcoholic beverages$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAlcoholic beverages$xHistory. 615 0$aAlcoholic beverages$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aDrinking of alcoholic beverages$xHistory. 615 0$aDrinking of alcoholic beverages$xSocial aspects. 676 $a394.1/3 700 $aMcGovern$b Patrick E$0446145 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824176503321 996 $aUncorking the past$94029935 997 $aUNINA