| Download Format: FB2, ePub, TXT, PDF, DOC, MOBI, DJVU, iBook, RTF | Book's Author:Kevin Rushby |
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| Published First Time: June 17th 2000 by Palgrave MacMillan (first published March 15th 1999) | Stars: 3.56 of 5 stars |
| Ebook's Rating: 54 ratings | Original Title:Eating the Flowers of Paradise: One Man's Journey Through Ethiopia and Yemen |
| Additional Info:Paperback, 336 pages | Book Tags:Travel, Cultural, Africa, Non Fiction |
Electronic Book Description:
Ethiopia in Eastern Africa and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula remain two of the most inviting outposts for travelers seeking the exotic. In these two places, Qat is just one name given to a green leafy plant that is cultivated there. When chewed, the leaves of this plant release two substances that produce a hypnotic, reverential "high," distinctive in the thoughtful state Ethiopia in Eastern Africa and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula remain two of the most inviting outposts for travelers seeking the exotic. In these two places, Qat is just one name given to a green leafy plant that is cultivated there. When chewed, the leaves of this plant release two substances that produce a hypnotic, reverential "high," distinctive in the thoughtful state it induces. Kevin Rushby discovered that the use of Qat is a way of life since it plays a pivotal role in all facets of the culture influencing everything from architecture to television schedules.
