Catching fire : how cooking made us human /

In this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that "cooking" created the human race. At the heart of "Catching Fire" lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the huma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wrangham, Richard W., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2009.
Temas:
Prehistoric peoples > Food.
Roasting (Cooking) > History.
Fire > History.
Hearths, Prehistoric.
Food habits > History.
Sociétés préhistoriques > Alimentation.
Rôtissage > Histoire.
Feu > Histoire.
Âtres préhistoriques.
Habitudes alimentaires > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Cooking > History.
Eating customs > History.
Roasting (Cooking)
Prehistoric peoples > Food
Hearths, Prehistoric
Fire
Food habits
Fire.
cookbooks.
History
Cookbooks.
Livres de cuisine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that "cooking" created the human race. At the heart of "Catching Fire" lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labor
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 309 pages)
Premios:Special Commendation Prize, André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.
ISBN:9780786744787
0786744782

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