Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and CultureThe anthropologist/author takes on some of the major food riddles, including cannibalism, to reveal why a culture accepts or spurns specific foods |
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Soviet grain production is not all that bad when it comes to feeding people ; in
fact there is an annual surplus of grain for human consumption . The trouble with
the Soviet agricultural system is that it is incapable of feeding all those animals as
...
Soviet grain production is not all that bad when it comes to feeding people ; in
fact there is an annual surplus of grain for human consumption . The trouble with
the Soviet agricultural system is that it is incapable of feeding all those animals as
...
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Why is cow protection the central fact of Hinduism ” ? Most major religions regard
cattle as good to eat . Why is Hinduism different ? Both politics and religion
obviously play a role in reinforcing and perpetuating the beef and slaughter
taboos ...
Why is cow protection the central fact of Hinduism ” ? Most major religions regard
cattle as good to eat . Why is Hinduism different ? Both politics and religion
obviously play a role in reinforcing and perpetuating the beef and slaughter
taboos ...
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But if in fact the sacred cow embodies a form of practical cost accounting ,
innovators must be held responsible not merely for introducing a workable
system , but for one that works better . Many well - intentioned experts do not
realize that ...
But if in fact the sacred cow embodies a form of practical cost accounting ,
innovators must be held responsible not merely for introducing a workable
system , but for one that works better . Many well - intentioned experts do not
realize that ...
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Good to eat: riddles of food and culture
Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictWhy are the world's food habits or "foodways,'' as Harris refers to them, so diverse? In this scholarly yet fast-paced and very readable work, anthropologist Harris argues that "major differences in ... Leer comentario completo
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ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
EIGHT Small Things | 154 |
NINE Dogs Cats Dingoes and other Pets | 175 |
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