The omnivorous mind:our evolving relationship with food
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Harvard University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. |
Publication Dates: | 2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 319 p.: ill. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780674055728 (alk. paper) 0674055721 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | R151 |
CLC: |
R151.4 R155.1 |
Call Number: | R155.1/A427 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Crispy -- The two-legged, large-brained, small-faced, superomnivorous ape -- Food and the sensuous brain -- Eating more, eating less -- Memories of food and eating -- Categories : good food, bad food, yes food, no food -- Food and the creative journey -- Theory of mind, theory of food? Explores how the everyday activity of eating provides deep insights into humanity's cultural and biological heritage, starting with the diets of our earliest ancestors, and examines eating's role in the evolution of the brain. |