Microhistory

Les objets du quotidien, les événements et les idées recèlent des histoires fascinantes qui ont façonné la civilisation humaine de manières inattendues. Grâce à des recherches approfondies et une narration captivante, les microhistoires révèlent comment des sujets apparemment anodins — des champignons aux mathématiques, de l'hygiène aux codes — ont discrètement transformé notre monde.

Microhistory Résumés de livres

Salt

par 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.

par Mark Kurlansky 2002 484 pages

3.75

77 000+ évaluations

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory

Shroom

par 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.

par Andy Letcher 2007 384 pages

3.87

375 évaluations

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy

Concrete Planet

par 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.

par Robert Courland 2011 400 pages

3.89

218 évaluations

🏛️ Roman Engineering 🏗️ Construction History 🔬 Material Science

Tulipmania

par 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.

par Mike Dash 2000

3.66

2 000+ évaluations

🏛️ Economic History 🫧 Financial Bubbles 🇳🇱 Dutch Golden Age

The Pencil

par 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.

par Henry Petroski 1992 434 pages

3.80

500+ évaluations

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design

The Dirt on Clean

par 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.

par Katherine Ashenburg 2007 249 pages

3.71

2 000+ évaluations

🧼 History Of Hygiene 🔍 Microhistory 🦵 Body History

The Book on the Bookshelf

par 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.

par Henry Petroski 1999 307 pages

3.75

1 000+ évaluations

📦 Material Culture 📖 History Of Reading 🏛️ Library History

Cod

par 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.

par Mark Kurlansky 1997 294 pages

3.92

25 000+ évaluations

🔍 Microhistories 🍽️ Food History 🐟 Overfishing

Bleu

par 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.

par Michel Pastoureau 2000 216 pages

3.99

1 000+ évaluations

🏛️ Cultural History 🎨 Color History 👗 Fashion History

It's All a Game

par 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.

par Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pages

3.96

1 000+ évaluations

🎲 Board Game History 🔍 Cultural History 🎨 Game Design

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