The Omnivorous Mind : : Our Evolving Relationship with Food /

The Omnivorous Mind : : Our Evolving Relationship with Food / / John S. Allen.

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In this gustatory tour of human history, John S. Allen demonstrates that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into human beings' biological and cultural heritage. We humans eat a wide array of plants and animals, but unlike other omnivores we eat with our minds as much as our st...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012
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Allen, John S.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (266 p.) :; 9 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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

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