Plants for Desperate Times: The Diversity of Life-Saving Famine Foods - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816553754ISBN-10:816553750UPC:9780816553754Book Category:Social Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Plants, Human GeographyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCNNQ1YYEF
Plants for Desperate Times: The Diversity of Life-Saving Famine Foods
Famines and other serious food shortages have been one of the scourges faced by humanity for millennia. Plants for Desperate Times is an introduction to the diversity of plant foods that have saved millions of lives during lethal food shortages. While not a field guide, it addresses questions about what famine foods are and why they are important. The work highlights one hundred plants. Each...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816553754ISBN-10:816553750UPC:9780816553754Book Category:Social Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Plants, Human GeographyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCNNQ1YYEF
Paul E. Minnis is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma now living in Tucson, Arizona, where he is a visiting scholar in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including Famine Foods: Plants We Eat to Survive, and numerous articles. Robert L. Freedman received a BA in Oriental studies and cultural...
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
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