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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In a study of the actual rates of caloric return among the Aché Indians of eastern
Paraguay , Kristen Hawkes and her associates found that only sixteen species
were taken upon encounter during foraging expeditions . The average rate of ...
In a study of the actual rates of caloric return among the Aché Indians of eastern
Paraguay , Kristen Hawkes and her associates found that only sixteen species
were taken upon encounter during foraging expeditions . The average rate of ...
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Given the abundance of efficient species such as cattle , sheep , and goats , the
banning of species such as sea gulls , pelicans , and bats would not be irrational
, even if the Israelites encountered large numbers of some of these creatures in ...
Given the abundance of efficient species such as cattle , sheep , and goats , the
banning of species such as sea gulls , pelicans , and bats would not be irrational
, even if the Israelites encountered large numbers of some of these creatures in ...
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... Insects Absent Cell 1 represents the situation in which the consumption of “
small things ” is likely to be most intense , as in Amazonia or in the tropical forest
area of Africa : lots of swarming insect species , few large vertebrate species .
... Insects Absent Cell 1 represents the situation in which the consumption of “
small things ” is likely to be most intense , as in Amazonia or in the tropical forest
area of Africa : lots of swarming insect species , few large vertebrate species .
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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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