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Writing African History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 556

Writing African History

A comprehensive evaluation of how to read African history. Writing African History is an essential work for anyone who wants to write, or even seriously read, African history. It will replace Daniel McCall's classic Africa in Time Perspective as the introduction to African history for the next generation and as a reference for professional historians, interested readers, and anyone who wants to understand how African history is written. Africa in Time Perspective was written in the 1960s, when African history was a new field of research. This new book reflects the development of African history since then. It opens with a comprehensive introduction by Daniel McCall, followed by a chapter by ...

Sesame
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 567

Sesame

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-10-14
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus Sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references.

The Cambridge World History of Food
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1180

The Cambridge World History of Food

A two-volume set which traces the history of food and nutrition from the beginning of human life on earth through the present.

Globalizing the Soybean
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 221

Globalizing the Soybean

Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean’s journey centered on three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop’s main growing area up to the Second World War; Germany, to where most of the beans in the interwar period were shipped; and the United States, which became the leading cultivator of soy worldwide during the 1940s. This book explores the German and U.S. adoption of the soybean being closely tied to global economic and political changes, such as the two world wars and the Great...

Food, fuel and fields
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 304

Food, fuel and fields

Based on papers from the 3rd International Workshop on African Archaeobotany, Frankfurt, Germany, July 5-7, 2000

African Ethnobotany in the Americas
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 432

African Ethnobotany in the Americas

African Ethnobotany in the Americas provides the first comprehensive examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas. Leading scholars on the subject explore the complex relationship between plant use and meaning among the descendants of Africans in the New World. With the aid of archival and field research carried out in North America, South America, and the Caribbean, contributors explore the historical, environmental, and political-ecological factors that facilitated/hindered transatlantic ethnobotanical diffusion; the role of Africans as active agents of plant and plant knowledge transfer during the period of plantation slavery in the America...

Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1026

Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-09-15
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Medicinal Plants, Volume 6 of the Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement series summarizes landmark research and describes medicinal plants as nature's pharmacy. HighlightsExamines the use of molecular technology for maintaining authenticity and quality of plant-based productsDetails reports on individual medicinal plants i

Kordafan Invaded
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 332

Kordafan Invaded

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1995
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  • Publisher: BRILL

The book will be of interest to scholars of Africa and Islam because of its novel focus on regional institutions and their relation to state structures.

Citrus Oils
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 568

Citrus Oils

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-11-02
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

World production of citrus fruits is still growing. At present, about 30 percent of that yield is devoted to industrial production, mostly on those essential oils and juices used in foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Covering research reported in the literature over the past ten years, this book presents the most current research available

Lost Crops of Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 412

Lost Crops of Africa

Africa has more native cereals than any other continent, a legacy that has largely been bypassed in modern times. This book draws attention to traditional African cereals & their potential for expanding & diversifying African & world food supplies. A number of grains -- including African rice, finger millet, fonio, pearl millet, sorghum, tef, & other cultivated & wild grains -- are discussed with attention paid to their uses, nutrition agronomy, harvesting, & prospects & limitations for use. Includes information on species, distribution, cultivated varieties, & environmental requirements. Black & white photos & drawings.