[lbo-talk] Salt

[Michael Perelman]

Do you mean the History & Social Influence of the Potato.  Outstanding 
book.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 08:22:27PM -0000, James Heartfield wrote:
> I haven't read Salt, but I have read his previous, Cod. This is quite a genre. I was round a friends' the other day, and he was reading the history of the Potato. A social history, of course. And I have read a history of Oil which I am sure is but one of many.
> 
> It is an interesting genre, which dwelling on material culture quite interests me.
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