Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey / Gary Paul Nabhan.

Author/creator Nabhan, Gary Paul
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, [2014].
Descriptionxiv, 305 pages : illustrations some color ; 23 cm.
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SeriesCalifornia 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013032714
ISBN9780520267206 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520956957 (e-book)