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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Spengler, Robert N., III, author.     Subjects     Food -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.     Gastronomy -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.     Agriculture -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.     Globalization -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.     Silk Road -- History -- To 1500.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Spengler, Robert N., III, author.       by title:      Fruit from the sands...         MARC Display

Fruit from the sands : the Silk Road origins of the foods we eat / Robert N. Spengler III. by Spengler, Robert N., III, author. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] Subjects Food -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.   Gastronomy -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.   Agriculture -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.   Globalization -- Asia, Central -- History -- To 1500.   Silk Road -- History -- To 1500. ISBN:  9780520379268 (paperback) : 0520379268 (paperback) Description:  xii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Contents:  Introduction -- Plants on the Silk Road -- The silk and spice routes -- The millets -- Rice and other ancient grains -- Barley -- The wheats -- Legumes -- Grapes and apples -- Other fruits and nuts -- Leafy vegetables, roots, and stems -- Spices, oils, and tea -- Conclusion. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 641.013 Sp Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 641.013 Sp Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 641.013 Sp Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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