Microhistory

Els objectes quotidians, els esdeveniments i les idees amaguen històries fascinants que han donat forma a la civilització humana de maneres inesperades. A través d'una recerca profunda i una narrativa captivadora, les microhistòries il·luminen com temes aparentment petits — des dels bolets fins a les matemàtiques, de la neteja als codis — han transformat silenciosament el nostre món.

Microhistory Resums de llibres

Salt

de Mark Kurlansky • 2002

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

3.75

77.000+

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory

Salt

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

de Mark Kurlansky 2002 484 pàgines

3.75

77.000+ valoracions

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory

Shroom

de Andy Letcher • 2007

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

3.87

375

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy

Shroom

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

de Andy Letcher 2007 384 pàgines

3.87

375 valoracions

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy

Concrete Planet

de Robert Courland • 2011

Concrete is older than the wheel, built Rome, and now silently corrodes the modern world.

3.89

218

🏛️ Roman Engineering 🏗️ Construction History 🔬 Material Science

Concrete Planet

Concrete is older than the wheel, built Rome, and now silently corrodes the modern world.

de Robert Courland 2011 400 pàgines

3.89

218 valoracions

🏛️ Roman Engineering 🏗️ Construction History 🔬 Material Science

Tulipmania

de Mike Dash • 2000

A tulip worth a house: the virus that streaked its petals sparked the first speculative mania.

3.66

2.000+

🏛️ Economic History 🫧 Financial Bubbles 🇳🇱 Dutch Golden Age

Tulipmania

A tulip worth a house: the virus that streaked its petals sparked the first speculative mania.

de Mike Dash 2000

3.66

2.000+ valoracions

🏛️ Economic History 🫧 Financial Bubbles 🇳🇱 Dutch Golden Age

The Pencil

de Henry Petroski • 1992

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

3.80

500+

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design

The Pencil

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

de Henry Petroski 1992 434 pàgines

3.80

500+ valoracions

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design

The Dirt on Clean

de Katherine Ashenburg • 2007

Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.

3.71

2.000+

🧼 History Of Hygiene 🔍 Microhistory 🦵 Body History

The Dirt on Clean

Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.

de Katherine Ashenburg 2007 249 pàgines

3.71

2.000+ valoracions

🧼 History Of Hygiene 🔍 Microhistory 🦵 Body History

The Book on the Bookshelf

de Henry Petroski • 1999

Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.

3.75

1.000+

📦 Material Culture 📖 History Of Reading 🏛️ Library History

The Book on the Bookshelf

Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.

de Henry Petroski 1999 307 pàgines

3.75

1.000+ valoracions

📦 Material Culture 📖 History Of Reading 🏛️ Library History

Cod

de Mark Kurlansky • 1997

The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.

3.92

25.000+

🔍 Microhistories 🍽️ Food History 🐟 Overfishing

Cod

The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.

de Mark Kurlansky 1997 294 pàgines

3.92

25.000+ valoracions

🔍 Microhistories 🍽️ Food History 🐟 Overfishing

Bleu

de Michel Pastoureau • 2000

The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.

3.99

1.000+

🏛️ Cultural History 🎨 Color History 👗 Fashion History

Bleu

The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.

de Michel Pastoureau 2000 216 pàgines

3.99

1.000+ valoracions

🏛️ Cultural History 🎨 Color History 👗 Fashion History

It's All a Game

de Tristan Donovan • 2017

The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.

3.96

1.000+

🎲 Board Game History 🔍 Cultural History 🎨 Game Design

It's All a Game

The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.

de Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pàgines

3.96

1.000+ valoracions

🎲 Board Game History 🔍 Cultural History 🎨 Game Design

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