The Emperor's Feast, 9781529332469
Paperback
China’s history told through its food: a delicious, 5,000-year journey.

The Emperor's Feast

'a tasty portrait of a nation' –sunday telegraph

$36.99

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    30 May 2022

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Summary

A Culinary Journey Through China: The Emperor’s Feast

‘A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history … a timely reminder that the country’s modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of a rich, ancient and perhaps surprisingly multicultural tradition’ FUCHSIA DUNLOP, SPECTATOR

‘A tasty portrait of a nation’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘A splendid introduction to the complex history of China’

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529332469
ISBN-10:152933246X
Author:Jonathan Clements
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:30 May 2022
Weight:260g
Dimensions:226mm x 126mm x 24mm
About The Author

Jonathan Clements

Dr Jonathan Clements is a historian and TV presenter specialising in East Asia. He was visiting professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China from 2013 to 2019 and is the author of several books on the history of China, including A Brief History of China, The Art of War: A New Translation, and Confucius: A Biography. His history of the Silk Road and his lives of the First Emperor, Empress Wu and Wellington Koo have all been translated into Chinese.

Dr Clements has presented several seasons of Route Awakening (National Geographic), an award-winning television series about icons of Chinese culture.

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