Food Culture in the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa

by Peter Heine

The similar cuisines of the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa stem from ancient cultures and variable climates, ranging from Mediterranean to desert. The major monotheistic religions developed in the Middle East, and students and other readers will learn how religious strictures on food and drink continue to play an important role in eating habits there today for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Most of the population in the regions is Arab,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313329567
• ISBN13: 9780313329562
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.6"