Cheese and culture : a history of cheese and its place in western civilization / Paul S. Kindstedt.

White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., [2012], ©2012.

x, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Southwest Asia and the ancient origins of cheese -- Cheese, religion, and the cradle of civilization -- Bronze, rennet, and the ascendancy of trade -- Greece, cheese, and the Mediterranean miracle -- Caesar, Christ, and systematic cheese making -- The manor, the monastery, and the age of cheese diversification -- England, Holland, and the rise of market-driven cheese making -- The puritans, the factory, and the demise of traditional cheese making -- The cultural legacy of cheese making in the Old and New Worlds.