The Curious History of Vegetables

The 'couch potato' is an idler, the 'cabbage-head' a dunce, Swede-bashers are stupid and you may as well give up life if you become a vegetable. A vegetable existence may imply dull monotony, but the human vegetable has sparked protests, threatened to topple a British government and almost triggered a revolution. From the Scottish Presbyterian campaign against the 'sinful potato' to the class act that turned the carrot into a propaganda tool, from garlic inscriptions on Egyptian pyramids to Neolithic broad beans and medieval cabbage, and from the Dig for Victory campaign to their use in perfumes, Spade, Skirret and Parnsip shows vegetables in a fascinating new light.

Summary

Exploring the history of the humble vegetable: from Maris Piper to Couch Potato

Product details

• Authors: Bill Laws
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781803997155
• ISBN: 978-1-80399-715-5
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 182 g
• Illustrations: 80 Illustrations, black and white
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works