Paul E Minnis, Robert Freedman

Gebundenes Buch

Plants for Desperate Times

The Diversity of Life-Saving Famine Foods

Beschreibung

Plants for Desperate Times is an introduction to the 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.

Autor

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 anthropology from the University of Arizona. In 1996, Freedman created The Famine Foods Database, which is hosted by Purdue University's New Crops website.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Arizona Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 144mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780816553761
• ISBN-10: 0816553769
• Artikelnr.: 70350193