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Microhistories of the Mundane
Curatorial Theme: The Universe in a Grain of Salt. Microhistory focuses on "small things"—salt, cod, dust, color—showing how these everyday objects are active agents that have shaped human evolution and global trade.
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Salt: A World History
Kurlansky Mark · 2002
Salt. Dense, flavorful history of how the quest for salt driven civilization.
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Kurlansky Mark · 1997
Fish. Claims Basques discovered the New World by following cod stocks.
Paper: Paging Through History
Kurlansky Mark · 2016
Paper. Challenges technological determinism, showing how societal needs drive technology.
Dust: A History of the Small and the Invisible
Joseph A. Amato · 1999
Particulates. Philosophical history of the smallest conceptual unit of reality.
Green: The History of a Color
Michel Pastoureau · 2013
Color. Part of Pastoureau's monumental history of colors, exploring how green transitioned from the color of chance to the color of nature.
Werner's Nomenclature of Colours
Abraham Gottlob Werner · 2015
Taxonomy. Historical taxonomic guide used by Charles Darwin.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach · 2003
Cadavers. Explores the history of the human body after death with scientific curiosity and humor.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Steven Johnson · 2006
Cholera/Map. The story of the birth of modern epidemiology and urbanization.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Sven Beckert · 2014
Cotton. Uses cotton to tell the story of global capitalism and "war capitalism".
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
Dan Koeppel · 2007
Fruit. Story of genetic uniformity, corporate greed, and food supply precariousness.
§ About this list
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1997–2016
- Average rating
- 3.8 / 5 across 552 ratings
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Most-rated on Microhistories of the Mundane
- 1Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers · Mary Roach
Cadavers. Explores the history of the human body after death with scientific curiosity and humor.
- 2Salt: A World History · Kurlansky Mark
Salt. Dense, flavorful history of how the quest for salt driven civilization.
- 3Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World · Kurlansky Mark
Fish. Claims Basques discovered the New World by following cod stocks.
Common questions about Microhistories of the Mundane
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- Microhistories of the Mundane has 10 books, published between 1997 and 2016.
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- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach is the most-rated book on the list, with 367 ratings and a 3.9 average.
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- Start with Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Salt: A World History and Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World: the three most-rated books on the list.
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