Author: United States. Office of Geography
Publisher:
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Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Chile
Author: United States. Office of Geography
Publisher:
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Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Publisher:
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Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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United States Board on Geographic Names: Gazetteer
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Chile Pepper in China
Author: Brian R. Dott
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231551304
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Entranced by the fiery taste, diners worldwide have fallen for Chinese cooking. In China, chiles are everywhere, from dried peppers hanging from eaves to Mao’s boast that revolution would be impossible without chiles, from the eighteenth-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber to contemporary music videos. Indeed, they are so common that many Chinese assume they are native. Yet there were no chiles anywhere in China prior to the 1570s, when they were introduced from the Americas. Brian R. Dott explores how the nonnative chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. He details how its versatility became essential to a variety of regional cuisines and swayed both elite and popular medical and healing practices. Dott tracks the cultural meaning of the chile across a wide swath of literary texts and artworks, revealing how the spread of chiles fundamentally altered the meaning of the term spicy. He emphasizes the intersection between food and gender, tracing the chile as a symbol for both male virility and female passion. Integrating food studies, the history of medicine, and Chinese cultural history, The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231551304
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Entranced by the fiery taste, diners worldwide have fallen for Chinese cooking. In China, chiles are everywhere, from dried peppers hanging from eaves to Mao’s boast that revolution would be impossible without chiles, from the eighteenth-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber to contemporary music videos. Indeed, they are so common that many Chinese assume they are native. Yet there were no chiles anywhere in China prior to the 1570s, when they were introduced from the Americas. Brian R. Dott explores how the nonnative chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. He details how its versatility became essential to a variety of regional cuisines and swayed both elite and popular medical and healing practices. Dott tracks the cultural meaning of the chile across a wide swath of literary texts and artworks, revealing how the spread of chiles fundamentally altered the meaning of the term spicy. He emphasizes the intersection between food and gender, tracing the chile as a symbol for both male virility and female passion. Integrating food studies, the history of medicine, and Chinese cultural history, The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.
World Mapping Today
Author: Bob Parry
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110959445
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110959445
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages :
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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The Americas
Author: United States. Geographic Names Division
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Mammals of South America, Volume 1
Author: Alfred L. Gardner
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226282422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world’s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a three-part series, Mammals of South America both summarizes existing information and encourages further research of the mammals indigenous to the region. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, the first volume of Mammals of South America covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Species accounts include taxonomic descriptions, synonymies, keys to identification, distributions with maps and a gazetteer of marginal localities, lists of recognized subspecies, brief summaries of natural history information, and discussions of issues related to taxonomic interpretations.Highly anticipated and much needed, this book will be a landmark contribution to mammalogy, zoology, tropical biology, and conservation biology.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226282422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world’s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a three-part series, Mammals of South America both summarizes existing information and encourages further research of the mammals indigenous to the region. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, the first volume of Mammals of South America covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Species accounts include taxonomic descriptions, synonymies, keys to identification, distributions with maps and a gazetteer of marginal localities, lists of recognized subspecies, brief summaries of natural history information, and discussions of issues related to taxonomic interpretations.Highly anticipated and much needed, this book will be a landmark contribution to mammalogy, zoology, tropical biology, and conservation biology.
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Glaciers of South America
Author: Richard S. Williams (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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