The Tropical Turn - Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean (Paperback)

This book chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and cucumbers. Drawing on archaeological materials and textual sources in over seven ancient languages, The Tropical Turn unravels the breathtaking anthropogenic peregrinations of these familiar crops from their homelands in tropical and subtropical Asia to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, showing the significant impact South Asia had on the ecologies, dietary habits, and cultural identities of peoples across the ancient world. In the process, Sureshkumar Muthukumaran offers a fresh narrative history of human connectivity across Afro-Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the late centuries BCE.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Sureshkumar Muthukumaran
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-39084-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-520-39084-9
Barcode:	9780520390843

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