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Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts (review)

Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts (review) Book Reviews She could not possibly have done full justice to each of the categories, so she made sure that she did no injustice to any of them by including filler material. In the final analysis, she put together a collection that indicates depth as well as breadth. It is for the scholars who follow her lead to these exciting new fields to demonstrate just how rich Nevada literature is. In the best sense of the word, this hefty book is a sampler of what literary fare the state offers. It is obvious that this sampler is also an advertisement for a feast. Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts. By Gary Paul Nabhan. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2008. 141 pages, $40.00/$17.95. Reviewed by SueEllen Campbell Colorado State University, Fort Collins It is hard to imagine that anyone other than Gary Paul Nabhan could have written Arab/American, but then that is true of most of his books. Nabhan's individual and professional experiences as paleobotanist, agricultural scientist, southwestern desert ecologist, seed saver, locavore and food writer, community organizer, jokester, traveler, storyteller, and author, co-author, and editor of a score of books, plus the recognition bestowed upon http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Western American Literature The Western Literature Association

Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts (review)

Western American Literature , Volume 44 (1) – Jun 15, 2009

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Book Reviews She could not possibly have done full justice to each of the categories, so she made sure that she did no injustice to any of them by including filler material. In the final analysis, she put together a collection that indicates depth as well as breadth. It is for the scholars who follow her lead to these exciting new fields to demonstrate just how rich Nevada literature is. In the best sense of the word, this hefty book is a sampler of what literary fare the state offers. It is obvious that this sampler is also an advertisement for a feast. Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts. By Gary Paul Nabhan. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2008. 141 pages, $40.00/$17.95. Reviewed by SueEllen Campbell Colorado State University, Fort Collins It is hard to imagine that anyone other than Gary Paul Nabhan could have written Arab/American, but then that is true of most of his books. Nabhan's individual and professional experiences as paleobotanist, agricultural scientist, southwestern desert ecologist, seed saver, locavore and food writer, community organizer, jokester, traveler, storyteller, and author, co-author, and editor of a score of books, plus the recognition bestowed upon

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Published: Jun 15, 2009

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