Fruits of Empire: Exotic Produce and British Taste, 1660-1800

by James Walvin

Book Overview

What could be more British than a cup of tea? what has proved a more resilient vice in Western life than tobacco? What are the origins of our enthusiasm for spice, smoke, and sugar? James Walvin illustrates how the tastes of the British people, and ultimately the sensory predilections of the entire west, were profoundly transformed by the fruits of distant empire and trade. Tracing the history of British global trade and the drive for imperial preeminence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793142
• ISBN13: 9780814793145
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"