| Selected references in print: Barlow, Connie (2000). The Ghosts of Evolution: Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, and Other Ecological Anachronisms. Basic Books. Barlow, H.S. (1994). Tropical Planting and Gardening. Scientific Publishers. Bladholm, Linda (1999). The Asian Grocery Store Demystified. Renaissance Books. St. Martin's Press. Bladholm, Linda (2000). The Indian Grocery Store Demystified. Renaissance Books. St. Martin's Press. Bladholm, Linda (2001). Latin and Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified. Renaissance Books. St. Martin's Press. Brockway, Lucille (2002). Science and Colonial Expansion: The Role of the British Botanic Gardens. Yale University Press. Cobb, Vicki (1994). Science Experiments You Can Eat. HarperTrophy. Capon, Brian (1990). Botany for Gardeners. Timber Press. Crosby, Alfred (1972). The Columbian Exchange: The Biological Consequences of 1492. Greenwood Press Paperback. Crosby, Alfred (1993). Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900. Cambridge University Press. Diamond, Jared ( 1996). Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. W.W. Norton. Dunmire, William and Tierney, Gail (1997). Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners. Museum of New Mexico Press. Hartmann, H.T., Kester, D.E., and Davies, F.T. (1990). Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall International. (link to new edition) Hess, Karen (1998 ). Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. University of South Carolina Press. Howe, Sonia (1946). In Quest of Spices. Herbert Jenkins Limited. (Included on suggested reading list about spices from American Spice Trade Association). Hudson, Charles (1976). The Southeastern Indians. The University of Tennessee Press. Jacquat, Christiane (1990). Plants from the Markets of Thailand. Duang Komol Books. Johns, Timothy (1990). The Origins of Human Diet and Medicine. The University of Arizona Press. Kindscher, Kelly (1992 ). Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide. University Press of Kansas. Kuper, Jessica (ed.) (1977). The Anthropologists' Cookbook. Universe Books. McGee, Harold (1984). On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Macmillan. Milton, Giles (1999). Nathaniel's Nutmeg: The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Mintz, Stanley (1986). Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. Penguin. Selsam, Millicent and Peterson, Deborah (1977). The Don't Throw It Grow It Book of Houseplants. Random House. (out of print--but an excellent resource for the classroom--available in some used book shops) Smith, Andrew (1994 ). The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery. University of South Carolina Press. Smith, Andrew. (1999) Popped Culture: The Social History of Popped Corn. University of South Carolina Press. World Food Guides from Lonely Planet. (Caribbean, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Orleans, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam) Ethnobotany Bookshop (online) from Sacred Earth. Natural History Book Service. Comprehensive offerings for all regions of the world. |