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Fruit from the Sands

The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat

By: Robert N. Spengler

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Fruit from the Sands

The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat

By: Robert N. Spengler

A comprehensive and entertaining historical and botanical review, providing an enjoyable and cognitive read.”—Nature The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From almonds and apples to tea and rice, many foods that we consume today have histories that can be traced out of prehistoric Central Asia along the tracks of the Silk Road to kitchens in Europe, America, China, and elsewhere in East Asia. The exchange of goods, ideas, cultural practices, and genes along these ancient routes extends back five thousand years, and organized trade along the Silk Road dates to at least Han Dynasty China in the second century BC. 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 found 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. With vivid examples, Fruit from the Sands explores how the foods we eat have shaped the course of human history and transformed cuisines all over the globe.

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University of California Press

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0520379268

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Fruit from the Sands

The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat

By: Robert N. Spengler

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Community: a Sociological Study

Being an Attempt to Set Out the Nature and Fundamental Laws of Social Life

By: Robert Morrison MacIver

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Community: a Sociological Study

Being an Attempt to Set Out the Nature and Fundamental Laws of Social Life

By: Robert Morrison MacIver

First Published in 1970. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0714615811

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Community

A Sociological Study, Being an Attempt to Set Out Native & Fundamental Laws

By: Robert M MacIver

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Community

A Sociological Study, Being an Attempt to Set Out Native & Fundamental Laws

By: Robert M MacIver

First Published in 1970. Written before the term sociology was in use, this book has two main principles. One concerns the conception of what a state is and what its relation is to the other organizations that enter into the structure or framework of all society. The second major principle is that individualization and socialization are intimately interdependent. that a developed society stimulates the development of the personality of its members. and vice-versa. This principle still seems to the writer to have high significance and to be capable of application for the interpretation of many phases of social change. A difficulty that may impede its acceptance is a failure to appreciate the significance of the word socialization.

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1136247092

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