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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Arizona Pr
Publication date
March 25, 2008
Pages
141
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816526581
ISBN-10
0816526583
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$40.00
Other format details
university press
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientistsâand have hardly been celebrated by society at large. Sonoran Desert ecologist Gary Nabhan grew up around Arab grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in a family that has been emigrating to the United States and Mexico from Lebanon for more than a century, and he himself frequently travels to the deserts of the Middle East. In an era when some Arabs and Americans have markedly distanced themselves from one another, Nabhan has been prompted to explore their common ground, historically, ecologically, linguistically, and gastronomically. Arab/American is not merely an exploration of his own multicultural roots but also a revelation of the deep cultural linkages between the inhabitants of two of the worldâs great desert regions. Here, in beautifully crafted essays, Nabhan explores how these seemingly disparate cultures are bound to each other in ways we would never imagine. With an extraordinary ear for language and a truly adventurous palate, Nabhan uncovers surprising convergences between the landscape ecology, ethnogeography, agriculture, and cuisines of the Middle East and the binational Desert Southwest. There are the words and expressions that have moved slowly westward from Syria to Spain and to the New World to become incorporatedâfaintly but recognizablyâinto the language of the people of the U.S.âMexico borderlands. And there are the flavorsâpiquant mixtures of herbs and spicesâthat have crept silently across the globe and into our kitchens without our knowing where they came from or how they got here. And there is much, much more. We also learn of others whose work historically spanned these deserts, from Hadji Ali (âHi Jollyâ), the first Moslem Arab to bring camels to America, to Robert Forbes, an Arizonan who explored the desert oases of the Sahara. These men crossed not only oceans but political and cultural barriers as well. We are, we recognize, builders of walls and borders, but with all the talk of âhomelandâ today, Nabhan reminds us that, quite often, borders are simply lines drawn in the sand.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Univ of Arizona Pr (March 25, 2008)
9780816526581 | details & prices | 141 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $40.00
About: The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientistsâand have hardly been celebrated by society at large.
About: The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientistsâand have hardly been celebrated by society at large.
Paperback
from Univ of Arizona Pr (March 25, 2008)
9780816526598 | details & prices | 141 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $17.95
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