num_pages: 23
description: This is the second volume as part of the exciting mini short series titled The Origins of Modern Western Society in Islamic History. The aim of this series is to highlight the great contributions to our modern lives in the west that the Islamic and Arab worlds have given us. Its also a celebration of the achievements of the Islamic and Arab parts of the world reminding us about the origins of the different aspects of our day to day life. This particular volume looks at food in the contexts of historically important periods of time in western history. Since western civilization has its roots in Europe the book focuses of the historical aspects of that region in the context of food. This will allow the opportunity for the reader to understand how the New World namely the US Canada and Latin America came to benefit from the fruits of the historical events that occurred in Europe in terms of the journey of the foods that they and we all enjoy today.
language: English
title: Food: The History of Food in Arabian and Islamic History, Illustrated
publisher: Oriental Publishing