Author : Pierre Laszlo
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226470288
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Citrus by : Pierre Laszlo
Download or read book Citrus written by Pierre Laszlo and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laszlo traces the spectacular rise and spread of citrus across the globe, from southeast Asia in 4000 BC to modern Spain and Portugal, whose explorers inroduced the fruit to the Americas. This book explores the numerous roles that citrus has played in agriculture, horticulture, cooking, nutrition, religion, and art.