{"product_id":"9781350022270","title":"Beans : A History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ken Albala\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble bean has always attracted attention - from Pythagoras' notion that the bean hosted a human soul to St. Jerome's indictment against bean-eating in convents (because they \"tickle the genitals\"), to current research into the deadly toxins contained in the most commonly eaten beans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver time, the bean has been both scorned as \"poor man's meat\" and praised as health-giving, even patriotic. Attitudes to this most basic of foodstuffs have always revealed a great deal about a society. Featuring a new preface from author Ken Albala, \u003ci\u003eBeans: A History \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader on a fascinating journey across cuisines and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“By successfully integrating history, geography, botany, and politics into understanding beans, Albala demonstrates the wonder of liberal education itself.” - \u003ci\u003eThe AAG Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner IACP Cookbook Award - Winner (2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350022270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597321351374,"sku":"9781350022270","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c2d9eb0e-be0f-42d2-9641-5365e772033d.jpg?v=1637877081","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350022270","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}