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- ISBN
- 9780877226680
- Book Title
- Food and Evolution : Toward a Theory of Human Food Habits
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Cooking, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, History
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 646 Pages
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An unprecedented interdisciplinary effort suggests that there is a systematic theory behind why humans eat what they eat
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
0877226687
ISBN-13
9780877226680
eBay Product ID (ePID)
394671
Product Key Features
Book Title
Food and Evolution : Toward a Theory of Human Food Habits
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, History
Publication Year
1989
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Cooking, Social Science
Number of Pages
646 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gn407.F65 1987
Reviews
"Many topics of interest to health professionals, such as vegetarianism, dietary fibers, lactose intolerance, favism, cannibalism and changes in nutritional status wrought by the decline of hunter-gathering and the rise of horticulture. Many sections will appeal to the general reader." --Journal of Applied Nutrition "Exceptionally well-edited. High quality individual papers are of comparable scope and are uniformly well referenced and detailed in presentation of supporting data Introductory and concluding chapters as well as section overviews create an integrated whole." --Choice "Compelling...complete and...recommended." --Science Books & Films "Should be of value to all nutrition educators who have an interest in the social, cultural, and international aspects of foods and nutrition." --Journal of Nutrition Education, "Many topics of interest to health professionals, such as vegetarianism, dietary fibers, lactose intolerance, favism, cannibalism and changes in nutritional status wrought by the decline of hunter-gathering and the rise of horticulture. Many sections will appeal to the general reader." --Journal of Applied Nutrition"Exceptionally well-edited. High quality individual papers are of comparable scope and are uniformly well referenced and detailed in presentation of supporting data Introductory and concluding chapters as well as section overviews create an integrated whole." --Choice"Compelling...complete and...recommended." --Science Books & Films"Should be of value to all nutrition educators who have an interest in the social, cultural, and international aspects of foods and nutrition." --Journal of Nutrition Education, "Many topics of interest to health professionals, such as vegetarianism, dietary fibers, lactose intolerance, favism, cannibalism and changes in nutritional status wrought by the decline of hunter-gathering and the rise of horticulture. Many sections will appeal to the general reader." -Journal of Applied Nutrition"Exceptionally well-edited. High quality individual papers are of comparable scope and are uniformly well referenced and detailed in presentation of supporting data Introductory and concluding chapters as well as section overviews create an integrated whole." -Choice"Compelling...complete and...recommended." -Science Books & Films"Should be of value to all nutrition educators who have an interest in the social, cultural, and international aspects of foods and nutrition." -Journal of Nutrition Education
Table of Content
IntroductionPart I: Theoretical Overview1. An Overview of Trends in Dietary Variation from Hunter-Gatherer to Modern Capitalist Societies - Eric B. Ross2. Foodways: Historical Overview and Theoretical Prolegomenon - Marvin HarrisPart II: Bioevolutionary Antecedents and Constraints3. Primate Diets and Gut Morphology: Implications for Hominid Evolution - Katharine Milton4. Omnivorous Primate Diets and Human Overconsumption of Meat - William J. Hamilton III5. Fava Bean Consumption: A Case for the Co-Evolution of Genes and Culture - Solomon H. KatzPart III: Nutritional and Biopsychological Constraints6. Problems and Pitfalls in the Assessment of Human Nutritional Status - P.L. Pellett7. Psychobiological Perspectives on Food Preferences and Avoidances - Paul Rozin8. The Preference for Animal Protein and Fat: A Cross-Cultural Survey - H. Leon Abrams, Jr.9. Biocultural Consequences of Animals Versus Plants as Sources of Fats, Proteins, and Other Nutrients - Leslie Sue LiebermanPart IV: Pre-State Foodways: Past and Present10. The Significance of Long-Term Changes in Human Diet and Food Economy - Mark N. Cohen11. Life in the "Garden of Eden": Causes and Consequences of the Adoption of Marine Diets by Human Societies - David R. Yesner12. The Analysis of Hunter-Gatherer Diets: Stalking an Optimal Foraging Model - Bruce Winterhalder13. How Much Food Do Foragers Need? - Kristen Hawkes14. Aboriginal Subsistence in a Tropical Rain Forest Environment: Food Procurement, Cannibalism, and Population Regulation in Northeastern Australia - David R. Harris15. Ecological and Structural Influences on the Proportions of Wild Foods in the Diets of Two Machiguenga Communities - Allen Johnson and Michael Baksh16. Limiting Factors in Amazonian Ecology - Kenneth R. GoodPart V: The Political Economy and the Political Ecology of Contemporary Foodways17. Loaves and Fishes in Bangladesh - Shirley Lindenbaum18. Animal Protein Consumption and the Sacred Cow Complex in India - K.N. Nair19. The Effects of Colonialism and Neocolonialism on the Gastronomic Patterns of the Third World - Richard W. Franke20. Stability and Change in Highland Andean Dietary Patterns - Benjamin S. Orlove21. Social Class and Diet in Contemporary Mexico - Gretel H. Pelto22. From Costa Rican Pasture to North American Hamburger - Marc EdelmanPart VI: Discussion and Conclusions23. The Evolution of Human Subsistence - Anna Roosevelt24. Biocultural Aspects of Food Choice - George ArmelagosAfterwordAbout the Contributors
Copyright Date
1989
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
86-005773
Dewey Decimal
306
Dewey Edition
19
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