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"Based on an impressive collection of archaeological data and textual sources in many languages, Muthukumaran provides an inspiring voyage in space and time. . . . this original and innovative book provides a significant contribution to the growing literature on East-West connectivity in antiquity." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

Table of Contents
Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction
1. The Historical Context
2. Wool from Trees: Cotton
3. The Golden Grain: Asiatic Rice
4. Persian “Apples”: Citruses
5. Familiar but Foreign: Eastern Cucurbits
6. The Egyptian Bean: The Sacred Lotus
7. A Forgotten Tuber: Taro
8. Timber for God and King: Sissoo
9. How to Turn Tropical

References
Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520390836, 978-0520390836
      ISBN10: 0520390830

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Based on an impressive collection of archaeological data and textual sources in many languages, Muthukumaran provides an inspiring voyage in space and time. . . . this original and innovative book provides a significant contribution to the growing literature on East-West connectivity in antiquity." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

      Table of Contents
      Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Preface and Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations

      Introduction
      1. The Historical Context
      2. Wool from Trees: Cotton
      3. The Golden Grain: Asiatic Rice
      4. Persian “Apples”: Citruses
      5. Familiar but Foreign: Eastern Cucurbits
      6. The Egyptian Bean: The Sacred Lotus
      7. A Forgotten Tuber: Taro
      8. Timber for God and King: Sissoo
      9. How to Turn Tropical

      References
      Index

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