Description: Baba'S Kitchen MedicinesFolk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada Author(s): Michael Mucz Format: Paperback Publisher: University of Alberta Press, Canada Imprint: University of Alberta Press ISBN-13: 9780888645142, 978-0888645142 Synopsis 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.
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Book Title: Baba'S Kitchen Medicines
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Medicine, History
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 430 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Michael Mucz
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
