The Tropical Turn
Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean
$144.79
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2023
Summary
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 Asi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520390836 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520390830 |
| Author: | Sureshkumar Muthukumaran |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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“Based on an impressive collection of archaeological data and textual sources in many languages, Muthukumaran provides an inspiring voyage in space and time… . this original and innovative book provides a significant contribution to the growing literature on East-West connectivity in antiquity.” * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *“As a complete summary of recent palaeobotanical and textual research on plant diffusion, centred on a selected group of case studies, one cannot but congratulate him for this excellent book that should win the favour of historians, archaeologists and a broader public alike.” * THE CLASSICAL REVIEW *“The book will be of interest to those whose research lies in agriculture, environmental archaeology and cultural archaeology, but is written in a way that is accessible to non-specialists.” * Antiquity *
“A scholarly tour de force that will be of interest to researchers in a variety of fields, including environmental history, botany, archaeology, classical studies, and philosophy.”
* H-Net *About The Author
Sureshkumar Muthukumaran
Sureshkumar Muthukumaran is a historian of the ancient world. He is a Lecturer in History at the National University of Singapore and has previously taught at University College London and Yale-NUS College.
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