Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey / Gary Paul Nabhan.
| Author/creator | Nabhan, Gary Paul |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]. |
| Description | xiv, 305 pages : illustrations some color ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | California studies in food and culture ; 45 California studies in food and culture 45. ^A469711 |
| Contents | Aromas emanating from the driest of places -- Caravans leaving Arabia Felix -- Uncovering hidden outposts in the desert -- Omanis rocking the cradle of civilization -- Mecca and the migrations of Muslim and Jewish traders -- Going east: merging the spice routes with the Silk Roads -- Selling your wares where the sun goes down -- Building bridges between continents and cultures -- From China to Africa: a steady stream of spice traders -- The beginning of the end: Vasco da Gama and the dubious age of discovery -- The drawbridge across the Eastern ocean. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013032714 |
| ISBN | 9780520267206 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520956957 (e-book) |