The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

Jeremiah D. Brady (Author)

Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins in American Collections

Andrea Behrends (Author)

Lifeworlds in Crisis: Making Refugees in the Chad-Sudan Borderlands

The continuing Darfur War has caused mass displacement since 2003, with hundreds of thousands driven

Tate Paulette (Author)

In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia

2,A feast for beer geeks and history buffs alike, In the Land of Ninkasi tells the story of the world's first great beer culture. In this authoritative but light-hearted account of beers gone by, archaeologist Tate Paulette brings the famous "land between the rivers" back to life in vivid detail. We meet not only the beers of ancient Mesopotamia, but also the people who brewed them and drank them, the places where these people lived and worked, the taverns and temples and tombs where they did their drinking, the stories they told about beer, their preferred styles of drinking, their brewing equipment and drinking paraphernalia, the gods and goddesses who governed their lives and who were also partial to a drink. Rigorous in its scholarship, yet staunchly unpretentious in style, this beer-centered travel guide for a trip back in time offers a clear roadmap into the ancient source material for those who are new to Mesopotamia. Paulette weaves together insights drawn from archaeological remains, ancient works of art, and cuneiform texts. He uses a series of narrative vignettes and thought experiments to interrogate specific pieces of evidence and pull the reader, step-by-step, into ...