Food and evolution : toward a theory of human food habits
ed. by Marvin Harris and Eric B. Ross
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1987
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| Other Persons: | Harris, Marvin (ed.) ; Ross, Eric B. (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Philadelphia : Temple Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Ernährung | Nutrition | Nahrung | Soziologie | 23.10.1983 |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] |
| Extent: | IX, 633 S graph. Darst 24 cm |
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| Conferences: | Symposium of The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research ; 94 (Cedar Key) : 1983.10.23-30 |
| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Konferenzschrift ; Conference proceedings ; Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Papers originally presented at the 94th Symposium of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Cedar Key, Fla. October 23-30, 1983 Overview of trends in dietary variation from hunter-gatherer to modern capitalist societies / Eric B. Ross Significance of long-term changes in human diet and food economy / Mark N. Cohen Literaturangaben 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 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. Enth. 24 Beitr. |
| ISBN: | 0-87722-435-8 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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