Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is an American journalist and writer. “Salt: A World History” explores the influence of salt on commerce, politics, food, and human history.

Books by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History traces how a mineral essential to bodies and food preservation became infrastructure for commerce, taxation, empire, war, science, and cuisine. It asks why control of salt repeatedly creates power and conflict, and shows how technology, resistance, and changing tastes reshape that relationship.

9 chapters