Beeronomics How Beer Explains the World |
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Author:
| Swinnen, Johan Briski, Devin |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-880830-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $26.99 |
Book Description:
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Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.
Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.