A Natural History of Beer - Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall

A Natural History of Beer

Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2022
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-26468-5 (ISBN)
14,35 inkl. MwSt
A celebration of beer—its science, its history, and its impact on human culture
 
“Curatorial eminences Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall serve up a potent scientific brew. . . .  A marvellous paean to the pint, and to the researchers probing its depths.”—Barbara Kiser, Nature
 
“Forced to choose between this book and a pint of hazy IPA, I would be at a loss. Better to consume them at the same time—both will go down easily, and leave you in an improved condition.”—Bill McKibben
 
What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall peruse the historical record and traverse the globe for engaging and often surprising stories about beer. They explain how we came to drink beer, what ingredients combine to give beers their distinctive flavors, how beer’s chemistry works at the molecular level, and how various societies have regulated the production and consumption of beer.
 
Drawing from such diverse subject areas as animal behavior, ecology, history, archaeology, chemistry, sociology, law, genetics, physiology, neurobiology, and more, DeSalle and Tattersall entertain and inform with    their engaging stories of beer throughout human history and the science behind it all. Readers are invited to grab a beer and explore the fascinating history of its creation.

Rob DeSalle is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. Ian Tattersall is curator emeritus, Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History.

Erscheinungsdatum
Illustrationen Patricia J. Wynne
Zusatzinfo 73 b-w illus.
Sprache englisch
Maße 146 x 222 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken Getränke
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-300-26468-2 / 0300264682
ISBN-13 978-0-300-26468-5 / 9780300264685
Zustand Neuware
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