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Eating the flowers of Paradise : a journey through the drug fields of Ethiopia and Yemen
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Eating the flowers of Paradise : a journey through the drug fields of Ethiopia and Yemen

by Kevin Rushby

This travelogue follows the historic trade routes of Qat from Ethiopia to Yemen, exploring how the cultivation and consumption of this plant is central to the region's culture and daily life.

Accession 18678 ISBN 0312217943 Publisher St. Martin's Press
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