Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey /
Nabhan, Gary Paul.
Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey / [electronic resource] : Gary Paul Nabhan. - 1 online resource (333 pages) - California studies in food and culture ; 45 . - California studies in food and culture ; 45. .
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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.
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Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey / [electronic resource] : Gary Paul Nabhan. - 1 online resource (333 pages) - California studies in food and culture ; 45 . - California studies in food and culture ; 45. .
Off-Campus Access: Athens ID and Password Required On-Campus Access: No User ID or Password Required Access type: Perpetual access for unlimited users
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
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.
Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students
9780520956957
2020757115
HD9210.A2
382.456645