John Keay es un periodista y autor inglés reconocido por sus historias populares meticulosamente investigadas y escritas de manera cautivadora, centrándose especialmente en India, el Lejano Oriente y Escocia. Con aproximadamente 20 obras publicadas, sus libros han recibido elogios por su combinación de rigor académico, talento narrativo y humor irreverente. Muchos de sus títulos, incluida su obra debut, han permanecido en impresión durante décadas, y varios son considerados clásicos en su campo.
Especializado en temas de colonización, exploración y narrativas históricas, la carrera literaria de Keay abarca más de cinco décadas, comenzando en 1973. Más allá de su trabajo escrito, colaboró con BBC Radio como guionista y presentador de documentales, produciendo más de 100 programas entre 1975 y 1995. Su experiencia también lo ha llevado a dar conferencias para grupos de turistas y participar en charlas públicas relacionadas. Con residencia en el Reino Unido, Keay sigue viajando extensamente, enriqueciendo aún más sus perspectivas históricas.
The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places Books
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North America
2012
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Central and South Asia
2012
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Arabia
2012
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Australia
2012
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Arctic
2012
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Antarctic
2012
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West Africa
2012
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Siberia and Alaska
2012
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East and Central Africa
2012
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South America
2012
Libros de no ficción
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Into India
1975
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When Men and Mountains Meet
1977
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The Gilgit Game
1979
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Sowing the Wind
1980
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India Discovered
1981
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The Honourable Company
1991
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Ladakh: Land of the Passes
1993
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Empire's End
1997
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The Great Arc
2000
10
Mad About The Mekong
2005
11
China: A History
2008
12
India: A History
2011
13
Midnight's Descendants
2012
14
The Tartan Turban
2017
15
Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World
2022
California Studies in Food and Culture Books
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Breadlines Knee-Deep in Wheat (By: Janet Poppendieck)
1986
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Cuisine and Empire (By: Rachel Laudan)
1996
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Eating Right in the Renaissance (By: Ken Albala)
2002
4
Food Politics (By: Marion Nestle)
2002
5
Zinfandel (By: Charles L. Sullivan)
2003
6
Safe Food (By: Marion Nestle)
2003
7
Born Again Bodies (By: R. Marie Griffith)
2004
8
Our Overweight Children (By: Sharron Dalton)
2004
9
Tsukiji (By: Theodore C. Bestor)
2004
10
The Spice Route: A History
2005
11
The Queen of Fats (By: Susan Allport)
2006
12
Meals to Come (By: Warren Belasco)
2006
13
The Taste of Place (By: Amy Trubek)
2008
14
Encyclopedia of Pasta (By: Oretta Zanini De Vita)
2009
15
Free for All (By: Janet Poppendieck)
2009
16
The Philosophy of Food (By: David M. Kaplan)
2010
17
Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar (By: Matt Mcallester)
2011
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Weighing In (By: Julie Guthman)
2011
19
Curried Cultures (By: Krishnendu Ray)
2012
20
American Tuna (By: Andrew F. Smith)
2012
21
The Life of Cheese (By: Heather Paxson)
2012
22
Why Calories Count (By: Marion Nestle, Malden Nesheim)
2012
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Coffee Life in Japan (By: Merry White)
2012
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Beyond Hummus and Falafel (By: Liora Gvion)
2012
25
Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds (By: Oretta Zanini De Vita)
2013
26
Inside the California Food Revolution (By: Joyce Goldstein, Dore Brown)
2013
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The Darjeeling Distinction (By: Sarah Besky)
2013
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Balancing on a Planet (By: David A. Cleveland)
2013
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The Untold History of Ramen (By: George Solt)
2014
30
Word of Mouth (By: Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson)
2014
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Secrets from the Greek Kitchen (By: David E. Sutton)
2014
32
Inventing Baby Food (By: Amy Bentley)
2014
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Tasting French Terroir (By: Thomas Parker)
2015
34
Becoming Salmon (By: Marianne Elisabeth Lien)
2015
35
Divided Spirits (By: Sarah Bowen)
2015
36
The Weight of Obesity (By: Emily Yates-Doerr)
2015
37
Dangerous Digestion (By: E. Melanie DuPuis)
2015
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A Taste of Power (By: Katharina Vester)
2015
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More Than Just Food (By: Garrett M. Broad)
2016
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Hoptopia (By: Peter Adam Kopp)
2016
41
A Geography of Digestion (By: Nicholas Bauch)
2016
42
Bitter and Sweet (By: Ellen Oxfeld)
2017
43
Reinventing the Wheel (By: Bronwen Percival, Francis Percival)
2017
44
A History of Cookbooks (By: Henry Notaker)
2017
45
Making Modern Meals (By: Amy B. Trubek)
2017
46
Food and Power (By: Nir Avieli)
2017
47
Canned (By: Anna Zeide)
2018
48
Meat Planet (By: Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft)
2019
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The Labor of Lunch (By: Jennifer E. Gaddis)
2019
50
Feeding the Crisis (By: Maggie Dickinson)
2019
51
Sameness in Diversity (By: Laresh Jayasanker)
2020
52
Let's Ask Marion (By: Marion Nestle)
2020
53
The Scarcity Slot (By: Amanda L. Logan)
2020
54
Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race (By: María Elena García)
2021
55
Slow Cooked (By: Marion Nestle)
2022
56
Yerba Mate (By: Julia J.S. Sarreal)
2023
57
Ways of Eating (By: Merry White, Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft)