Cumin, camels, and caravans a spice odyssey /
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| Materyal Türü: | Elektronik Ekitap |
| Dil: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014.
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| Seri Bilgileri: | California studies in food and culture ;
45. |
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| Online Erişim: | Full text available on ProQuest |
İçindekiler:
- 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.