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The Omnivorous Mind : Our Evolving Relationship with Food.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (328 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674064737
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Omnivorous MindDDC classification:
  • 616.85/26
LOC classification:
  • TX357
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Crispy -- 2. The Two-Legged, Large-Brained, Small-Faced, Superomnivorous Ape -- 3. Food and the Sensuous Brain -- 4. Eating More, Eating Less -- 5. Memories of Food and Eating -- 6. Categories: Good Food, Bad Food, Yes Food, No Food -- 7. Food and the Creative Journey -- 8. Theory of Mind, Theory of Food? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: In this gustatory tour of human history, Allen suggests that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into our cultural and biological heritage. Beginning with the diets of our earliest ancestors, he explores eating's role in our evolving brain before considering our contemporary dinner plates and the preoccupations of foodies.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Crispy -- 2. The Two-Legged, Large-Brained, Small-Faced, Superomnivorous Ape -- 3. Food and the Sensuous Brain -- 4. Eating More, Eating Less -- 5. Memories of Food and Eating -- 6. Categories: Good Food, Bad Food, Yes Food, No Food -- 7. Food and the Creative Journey -- 8. Theory of Mind, Theory of Food? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

In this gustatory tour of human history, Allen suggests that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into our cultural and biological heritage. Beginning with the diets of our earliest ancestors, he explores eating's role in our evolving brain before considering our contemporary dinner plates and the preoccupations of foodies.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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