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Author Spengler, Robert N., III, author.

Title Fruit from the sands : the Silk Road origins of the foods we eat / Robert N. Spengler III.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
©2019

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Description 1 online resource (x, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Plants on the Silk Road -- Silk and spice routes -- Millets -- Rice -- Barley -- The wheats -- Legumes -- Grapes and apples -- Fruits and nuts -- Leafy vegetables, roots, and stems -- Spices, oils, and tea -- Conclusion
Summary "The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. Many foods we consume today--from almonds and apples to tea and rice--have histories can be traced along the tracks of the Silk Road out of prehistoric Central Asia to European kitchens and American tables. Organized trade along the Silk Road dates to at least Han Dynasty China in the second century B.C., but the exchange of goods, ideas, cultural practices, and genes along these ancient trading routes extends back five thousand years. Balancing a broad array of archaeological, botanical, and historical evidence, Fruit from the Sands presents the fascinating story of the origins and spread of agriculture across Inner Asia and into Europe and East Asia. Through the preserved remains of plants in archaeological sites, Robert N. Spengler III identifies the regions where our most familiar crops were domesticated and follows their routes as people carried them around the world. Vividly narrated, Fruit from the Sands explores how the foods we eat have shaped the course of human history and transformed consumption all over the globe"--Provided by publisher
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Subject Food -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.
Food -- Social aspects.
History.
Chronological Term To 1500
Subject Gastronomy -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.
Gastronomy.
Social aspects.
Silk Road -- History -- To 1500.
Agriculture -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.
Agriculture.
Globalization -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.
Globalization.
COOKING -- General.
Central Asia.
HISTORY -- World.
Asia -- Silk Road.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Spengler, Robert N., III. Fruit from the sands. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520303638 (DLC) 2018045503 (OCoLC)1055570218
ISBN 9780520972780 (electronic book)
0520972783 (electronic book)
9780520303638
0520303636