Kanpai: The History of Sake - Hardcover

Rath, Eric C.

 
9781836391159: Kanpai: The History of Sake
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1836391153 ISBN 13: 9781836391159
Verlag: Reaktion Books, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Lift a glass to the story of sake—from Japanese homebrew to global phenomenon.
 
Sake, Japan’s iconic rice-based alcoholic drink, has been central to Japanese culture for over 1,300 years. Traditionally made with rice, water, and koji mold, it was consumed in early brewpubs and was vital to samurai rituals and festivals. Sake’s story includes homebrewers like clan matriarchs, ancient princes, and modern political activists who defied laws to keep homebrewing alive. Temples refined sake-making techniques, laying the foundation for a thriving industry that became a major economic force for shoguns and the modern state.
 
Kanpai is the first history of sake in English, exploring its evolution from homebrew to flavored varieties, and its cultural significance and global rise—including its growing popularity and production in North America and Europe. The book also shows how sake has shaped Japanese food, society, and traditions.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eric C. Rath is professor of history at the University of Kansas. His books include Oishii: The History of Sushi, also published by Reaktion Books.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Explores the evolution, history, cultural significance and global rise of Japan’s national drink.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
Reaktion Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1836391153
ISBN 13 
9781836391159
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
256
Kontakt zum Hersteller
preigu GmbH & Co. KG
mail@preigu.de

Lengericher Landstr. 19
Osnabrück
Niedersachsen
49078
Deutschland