LEADER 03782nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910969819103321 005 20251130110308.0 010 $a9786613628060 010 $a9781280598234 010 $a1280598239 010 $a9780231511315 010 $a0231511310 024 7 $a10.7312/lasz12198 035 $a(CKB)2550000000089361 035 $a(EBL)908552 035 $a(OCoLC)828303900 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652393 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11413584 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652393 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10641856 035 $a(PQKB)10818197 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908552 035 $a(DE-B1597)459044 035 $a(OCoLC)785781471 035 $a(OCoLC)979628504 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231511315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908552 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10532623 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362806 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31756542 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31756542 035 $a(Perlego)832620 035 $a(NyNyDIG)DIGCOLUP2612 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000089361 100 $a20010227d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSalt $egrain of life /$fby Pierre Laszlo ; translated by Mary Beth Mader 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 225 1 $aArts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780231121989 311 08$a0231121989 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-193). 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tOne. Salt-cured foods -- $tTwo. Nomads -- $tThree. Harvesting -- $tFour. Abuse of Power -- $tFive. Biology -- $tSix. Other Science Insights -- $tSeven. Myths -- $tConclusion. Ethics And Politics -- $tAfterword. The Union of Earth and Sea -- $tNotes 330 $aFor the sake of salt, Rome created a system of remuneration (from which we get the word "salary"), nomads domesticated the camel, the Low Countries revolted against their Spanish oppressors, and Gandhi marched against the tyranny of the British. Through the ages, salt has conferred status, preserved foods, and mingled in the blood, sweat, and tears of humanity. Today, chefs of haute cuisine covet it in its most exotic forms-underground salt deposits, Hawaiian black lava salt, glittery African crystals, and pink Peruvian salt from the sea carried in bricks on the backs of llamas.From proverbs to technical arguments, from anecdotes to examples of folklore, chemist and philosopher Pierre Laszlo takes us through the kingdom of "white gold." With "enthusiasm and freshness" (Le Monde) he mixes literary analysis, history, anthropology, biology, physics, economics, art history, political science, chemistry, ethnology, and linguistics to create a full body of knowledge about the everyday substance that rocked the world and brings zest to the ordinary. Laszlo explains the history behind Morton Salt's slogan "When it rains, it pours!" and looks into the plight of the salt miner, as well as spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. Salt is a tour de force about a chemical compound that is one of the very foundations of civilization. 410 0$aArts and traditions of the table. 606 $aSalt$xHistory 615 0$aSalt$xHistory. 676 $a553.6/3 700 $aLaszlo$b Pierre$092986 701 $aMader$b Mary Beth$01804122 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969819103321 996 $aSalt$94461753 997 $aUNINA