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GEOGRAPHY / GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD CULTURES

FORTHCOMING At the Table Interpreting Our World

The Kurds Food and Family 100 Discoveries That
around the World Revolutionized Geography
An Encyclopedia of Life,
Culture, and Society KEN ALBALA, EDITOR JOSEPH J. KERSKI

SEBASTIAN MAISEL, EDITOR

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This indispensable resource for Western Gourmand Award Winer in the Food school, community college,
and undergraduate students;
readers about the Kurds—an ancient & Family Category–Gourmand World general readers; professionals/
indigenous group that exemplifies Cookbook Awards practitioners. ”
diversity in the Middle East—examines “ This tasty roundup of global
their history, politics, economics, and meal rituals (including recipes!) —Choice, April 3, 2017
” geography matters in the modern-day
social structure. will be a welcome addition. This important book demonstrates why
FEATURES —Library Journal, August 1, 2016 world through its examination of 100
• Supplies a thorough examination of moments throughout history that had
the Kurds, a people that are of great What’s for dinner? Not just in America, a significant impact on the study of
interest and relevance to the general but around the world? And how is it
public because of their successful cooked, what’s the historical significance geography—literally, “writing about the
campaign against the Islamic State of that food, how is it served and earth.
• Offers a local, regional, and global consumed, and who gets to clean up? FEATURES
perspective on important current This book provides fascinating insight • Provides readers with an
Middle Eastern issues through the into how dinner is defined in countries understanding of why geography
context of the Kurdish people around the world. matters to our 21st-century world
• Underscores how the Kurds stand FEATURES and an awareness of how geography
for diversity and pluralism in an affects our everyday lives and is key to
otherwise homogeneous Middle East • Compares cooking methods, gender wise decision making
roles regarding food and meals, and
• Enables readers to develop a the places of children or extended
much better understanding of U.S. relatives at meal time JOSEPH J. KERSKI, PhD, is a
involvement in the Middle East geographer who teaches online and
face-to-face courses at primary and
KEN ALBALA is professor of history secondary schools, through massive
SEBASTIAN MAISEL, PhD, is and director of food studies at the
associate professor of Arabic and University of the Pacific. open online courses (MOOCs) as well
Middle East studies at Grand Valley as via universities such as Sinte Gleska
State University, Allendale, MI. University, Elmhurst College, and the
University of Denver.

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