Books by Charles Mann
“Charles Mann has many interesting stories about many foods, but the main message is the importance of trade and the fact that there have been massive movements of foods backwards and forwards.” Read more...
Louise Fresco, Development & Aid Workers (see also Economists)
Interviews where books by Charles Mann were recommended
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Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History
by Rachel Laudan -
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The Raw and the Cooked
by Claude Levi-Strauss -
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
by Charles Mann -
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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present
by Stephen Mennell -
5
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
by Sidney Mintz
The best books on Food, recommended by Louise Fresco
The best books on Food, recommended by Louise Fresco
Most people are illiterate when it comes to food, their views based on a combination of personal beliefs, semi-truths and not fully substantiated scientific claims. Dutch food and agricultural scientist, and author, Louise Fresco, picks five books to help us better understand the food we eat.
