Food and evolution : toward a theory of human food habits /

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An unprecedented interdisciplinary effort suggests that there is a systematic theory behind why humans eat what they eat.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Symposium
Otros Autores: Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001, Ross, Eric B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1987.
Temas:
Ernährung.
Food habits.
Human evolution.
Nutrition > Social aspects.
Prehistoric peoples > Food.
Primitive societies > Food.
Feeding Behavior
Habitudes alimentaires.
Homme > Évolution.
Alimentation > Aspect social.
Homme primitif > Alimentation.
Nutrition > Aspect social.
Sociétés préhistoriques > Alimentation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Evolution
Naturvolk
Soziologie
Ernährung
Voedingsgewoonten.
Evolutie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview of trends in dietary variation from hunter-gatherer to modern capitalist societies / Eric B. Ross
  • Foodways: historical overview and theoretical prolegomenon / Marvin Harris
  • Primate diets and gut morphology: implications for hominid evolution / Katharine Milton
  • Omnivorous primate diets and human overconsumption of meat / William J. Hamilton III
  • Fava bean consumption: a case for the co-evolution of genes and culture / Solomon H. Katz
  • Problems and pitfalls in the assessment of human nutritional status / P.L. Pellett
  • Psychobiological perspectives on food preferences and avoidances / Paul Rozin
  • Preference for animal protein and fat: a cross-cultural survey / H. Leon Abrams, Jr.
  • Biocultural consequences of animals versus plants as sources of fats, proteins, and other nutrients / Leslie Sue Lieberman.
  • Significance of long-term changes in human diet and food economy / Mark N. Cohen
  • Life in the "garden of Eden": causes and consequences of the adoption of marine diets by human societies / David R. Yesner
  • Analysis of hunter-gatherer diets: stalking an optimal foraging model / Bruce Winterhalder
  • How much food do foragers need? / Kristen Hawkes
  • Aboriginal subsistence in a tropical rain forest environment: food procurement, cannibalism, and population regulation in northeastern Australia / David R. Harris
  • Ecological and structural influences on the proportions of wild foods in the diets of two Machiguenga communities / Allen Johnson and Michael Baksh
  • Limiting factors in Amazonian ecology / Kenneth R. Good
  • Loaves and fishes in Bangladesh / Shirley Lindenbaum
  • Animal protein consumption and the sacred cow complex in India / K.N. Nair
  • Effects of colonialism and neocolonialism on the gastronomic patterns of the third world / Richard W. Franke
  • Stability and change in highland Andean dietary patterns / Benjamin S. Orlove
  • Social class and diet in contemporary Mexico / Gretel H. Pelto
  • From Costa Rican pasture to North American hamburger / Marc Edelman
  • Evolution of human subsistence / Anna Roosevelt
  • Biocultural aspects of food choice / George Armelagos.

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