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Lädt ... The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean (2006)von Carol Drinkwater
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. "I had originally set off in search of the historical roots of the olive tree in the autumn of 2001", writes the owner of a French olive farm, while her marriage was hanging by a slender thread, and 9/11/2001 intervened. A botanical sleuth on a quest. Describes the ruins of the Peloponnese, the Levant, Turkey, Carthage, Crete, and places in between, for traces of the oliviers. Also noting the behavior and often the absences of women in the villages. [Pities Bedouin women 61, breakout in Syrian household 73, key to security for Tunisian women 166, compassionate woman 280.] Notes the evidence, scant, of any real religious belief in these ancient pagan, Islamic, Christian, and Jewish regions, so filled with real religion only in landscape and in the verities of the gregale and meltemi [169]. Drawing upon linguistic etymologies, ethnic lore, archeological scholarship and keen observation, Drinkwater visits the sites of ancient olive culture. In Bechealeh there live olive trees older than Cedars, and undiscovered by tourists. They date back 6000 years.[20] In the journey and the book, she lit a lamp for peace. Author's travels around the Med researching the history of the olive. Somehow it didn't work too well for me as seemed too much of a mix of travelogue and information book and therefore not ideal as either. She works the information into the 'story' (and this sometimes seemed a bit contrived). I found the parts detailing her travels and the problems of doing the journey, especially as a woman on her own, interesting, but tended to skim over some of the bits on olives more, though this was partly because I lacked the background to put the information about ancient civilisations of the area into context very well. So, in summary, quite readable and interesting, but not outstanding. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Since Carol Drinkwater moved to an olive farm in France she has developed a passion for the olive tree and the culture that has grown up around it. From the eastern shores of the shimmering Mediterranean to its western coast this fruit is farmed. Its silvery-green branches have inspired painters and poets, but who first pressed its 'bitter berry' and transformed it into liquid gold? In search of its secrets and traditions, Carol embarked on a solo adventure round the Mediterranean basin. Transporting readers across the olive's ancient paths, celebrating its venerable past, tracking trade routes, unearthing unlikely stories, encountering peoples of today and bygone times, Carol comes full circle, back to her farm in the sun-baked Provencal hills. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)910.91822History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geography of and travel in areas, regions, places in general Other kinds of terrestrial regions Ocean And Sea Basins Mediterranean regionKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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The author travel to the eastern Mediterranean countries of Libya, Lebanon, Malta, Greece, Crete and Israel in search of the olive trees. On the way she observes and describes the culture. On the way she faces quite a few hurdles from strongly male dominated societies that cannot fathom a woman travelling alone. ( )