{"product_id":"beans-a-history-9781845204303","title":"Beans: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Albala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 6.34w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845204303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44136899969161,"sku":"9781845204303","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_189b5f40-68ce-4413-84fa-e019132ce6fd.jpg?v=1748397162","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/beans-a-history-9781845204303","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}