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Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
"Deforestation, soil runoff, salination, pollution. While recurrent themes of the contemporary world, they are not new to us. In this broad sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5,000 years, Sing C. Chew shows that these processes are as old as civilization itself. With examples ranging from Ancient Mesopotamia to Malaya, Mycenaean Greece to Ming China, Chew shows that the processes...
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Description
Collection of ethnic recipes that illustrates the similarities between the way people cook and eat in different parts of the world. Includes ethnic recipes from America, Burma, China, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, France, Greece, Turkey, The Mediterranean, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Caribbean, Mexico, Middle East, Afghanistan, Armenia, Central Asia, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Persia, Iran, North Africa, Morocco, Northern...
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
"In more than a thousand recipes, Mark Bittman demonstrates that there are many places besides Italy and France to which cooks can turn for inspiration. In addition to these favorites, he covers Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, and other European destinations, giving us easy ways to make dishes like Spanish Mushroom and Chicken Paella, Greek Roast Leg of Lamb with Thyme and Orange, Russian Borscht, and Swedish Appletorte." "Asian food...