Salt : a world history
Mark Kurlansky (Author)
Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. In this title, the author relates that salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning.
History
1 online resource
9780307369796, 9781448113200, 030736979X, 1448113202
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