Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada
Michael Mucz
(Author)
Description
Michael Mucz's prolonged primary research into Ukrainian-Canadian folk history culminates in Baba's Kitchen Medicines. This book bursts with the cultural memory of pioneering folk from Canada's prairieland. From fever to frostbite, this incomparable compendium of tinctures, poultices, salves, decoctions, infusions, plasters, and tonics will fascinate and often mortify readers from all walks of life. The comprehensiveness of Mucz's research and interviews framed with deftly painted historical, cultural, and botanical backgrounds guarantee that this chapter of the Canadian story will continue to be told for generations to come. It is a deep, charming, and often moving work of intricate anthropology that will stir scholar and non-specialist alike.
Product Details
Price
$38.99
$36.26
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Publish Date
March 05, 2012
Pages
296
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.9 X 0.8 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780888645142
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Michael Mucz teaches in the areas of botany and ecology at the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus in Camrose. His research interests include ethnobotany and herbal medicine.