| Description |
v, 309 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Cooking hypothesis -- Quest for raw-foodists -- Cook's body -- Energy theory of cooking -- When cooking began -- Brain foods -- How cooking frees men -- Married cook -- Cook's journey -- Well-informed cook. |
| Subject |
Prehistoric peoples -- Food.
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Prehistoric peoples -- Food. |
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Roasting (Cooking) -- History.
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Roasting (Cooking) |
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History. |
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Fire -- History.
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Fire. |
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Hearths, Prehistoric.
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Hearths, Prehistoric. |
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Food habits -- History.
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Food habits. |
| Added Title |
How cooking made us human |
| ISBN |
9780465013623 alkaline paper |
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0465013627 alkaline paper |
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