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The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
'A wholly pleasing book, which offers a tasty side dish to anyone exploring the narrative history of the British Empire' Max Hastings, Sunday Times WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BOOK AWARD 2018 The glamorous daughter of an African chief shares a pineapple with a slave trader... Surveyors in Brit ...Show more
The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
$65.00 NZD
Category: History
The British Empire was not built on gold, silver or precious gems - it was built on food. The desire to trade and the need to feed its population drove Britain to engage in dramatic exploration and expansion in a quest to discover ever more exotic foodstuffs and satisfy the growing appetite back home. M ...Show more
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