FOOD AND WORLD CIVILIZATION

General

Helen King, "Food As Symbol In Ancient Greece," History Today, 36 (September 1986).
James Walvin, "A Taste Of Empire, 1600-1800," History Today, 47 (January 1997).

Banana

"The Battle Of The Banana," New Internationalist (October 1999).
"Expelled From Eden," Economist, 345 (December 20, 1997).
Robert Langdon, "The Banana As A Key To Early American And Polynesian History," Journal Of Pacific History, 28 (1993).
Peter Robertshaw, "Africa's Earliest Bananas," Archaeology, 59 (September/October 2006): 25-29.

Beer

Liane George, "Babes In Brewland," Maclean's, 117 (June 28, 2004): 40-41.
Michael M. Homan, "Beer And Its Drinkers: An Ancient Near Eastern Love Story," Near Eastern Archaeology, 67 (June 2004): 84-95.
"Uncorking The Past," Economist, 361 (December 22, 2001): 29-31.

Bread

Chocolate

Richard Cavendish, "The Sweet Smell Of Success," History Today, 40 (July 1990).
Marcy Norton, "Conquests Of Chocolate," OAH Magazine Of History, 18 (April 2004): 14-17.
Richard Swift. "From Maya To Market," New Internationalist (August 1998).

Coffee

David Leonhardt, "The Rise And Fall And Rise Of Coffee," Businessweek (August 16, 1999): 13-16.
John and Linda Pelzer, "The Coffee Houses Of Augustan London," History Today, 32 (October 1982).
Dale Pendell, "Goatherds, Smugglers And Revolutionaries: A History Of Coffee," Whole Earth (Summer 2002).

Corn

John R. Davenport, "The Early Days Of Maize," Science News (February 15, 2001).
Janet Raloff, "Corn's Slow Path To Stardom," Science News, 143 (April 17, 1993).

Opium

Samuel M. Wilson, "Coffee, Tea, Or Opium?," Natural History, 102 (November 1993).

Popcorn

Joseph Gustaitis, "The Explosive History Of Popcorn," American History, 36 (October 2001).

Potato

Douglas C. Daly, "The Leaf That Launched A Thousand Ships," Natural History, 105 (January 1996).
Meredith Sayles Hughes, "Potayto, Potahto -- Either Way You Say It, They A' Peel," Smithsonian, 22 (October 1991).
William H. McNeill, "How The Potato Changed The World's History," Social Research, 66 (Spring 1999): 67-83.

Rice

Peter A. Coclanis, "Distant Thunder: The Creation Of A World Market In Rice And The Transformations It Wrought," American Historical Review (October 1993).
J. Crang, "The African Origins Of Carolina Rice Culture," Ecumene, 7 (April 2000); 125-49.
Fred Pearce, "The Complex Past Of World's Biggest Crop," New Scientist, 190 (June 10, 2006): 15.

Salt

B. Bower, "A Seasoned Ancient State," Science News, 168 (August 27, 2005): 132-33.
"Gandhi, Salt And Freedom," Economist, 353 (December 31, 1999): 65.
Diana Muir, "Some History Should Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt," Christian Science Monitor, 94 (December 27, 2001).

Spices

Paula De Vos, "The Science Of Spices: Empiricism And Economic Botany In The Early Spanish Empire," Journal Of World History, 17 (December 2006): 399-427.
Bruno Laurioux and Mathilde Cheix, "Review Of 'Dangerous Tastes: The Story Of Spices,'" Food And Foodways, 10 (2002).
Stefan Halikowski Smith, "The Mystification Of Spices In The Western Tradition," European Review Of History, 8 (August 2001): 119-36.
"A Taste Of Adventure," Economist, 349 (December 19, 1998): 51-55.
W.W. Weaver, "Exploring The World Of Spices," Saturday Evening Post, 263 (October 1991).
Bee Wilson, "Eastern Promise," New Statesman, 133 (September 13, 2004): 51-52.

Sugar

"Slave Sugar," New Internationalist (December 2003): 26-27.
David Spence, "London, Sugar And Slavery," History Today, 57 (March 2007): 21.

Tea

Tobacco

Thomas W. Laquer, "Smoking And Nothingness," New Republic, 213 (September 18, 1995): 39-48.

Wheat

Wine

Laurence A. Marschall, "Review Of 'Ancient Wine: The Search For The Origins Of Viniculture,'" Natural History, 112 (November 2003): 65-66.
Pamela Vandyke Price, "The Oldest Wine In The World," History Today, 25 (December 1975).