Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of EatingHow people eat reveals to an astonishing degree all of the other qualities of their society. A look at an American fast-food restaurant is as diagnostic of culture as a New Guinea headhunter's shopping list of edible relatives. Beginning with an explanation of what happens to a steak dinner--and to you--when you eat it, Farb constructs a fascinating demonstration of the connections between eating habits and human behavior, explaining, for example, why Bantu society would unravel without beer, why Chinese don't drink milkshakes, and why Moslems and Jews abhor pork. |
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... Europe of new crops from the Americas , notably white potatoes into northern Europe and maize into southern . In both Spain and Italy , where the cultivation of maize was widespread , popu- lations soared- nearly doubling in Spain and ...
... Europe of new crops from the Americas , notably white potatoes into northern Europe and maize into southern . In both Spain and Italy , where the cultivation of maize was widespread , popu- lations soared- nearly doubling in Spain and ...
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... Europe , the Near East , and southern Asia . Horseflesh is nutritionally as valuable as beef ; in fact , an industry already exists to produce horsemeat - for dogs . Horses not only are easily raised , but also can provide ten to ...
... Europe , the Near East , and southern Asia . Horseflesh is nutritionally as valuable as beef ; in fact , an industry already exists to produce horsemeat - for dogs . Horses not only are easily raised , but also can provide ten to ...
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... Europe and in some other parts of the world influenced by the colonial powers . - Hippophagy nevertheless persisted , and indeed horses were prized for food in places in Europe where forage was available . In Switzerland , Christian ...
... Europe and in some other parts of the world influenced by the colonial powers . - Hippophagy nevertheless persisted , and indeed horses were prized for food in places in Europe where forage was available . In Switzerland , Christian ...
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The Biological Baseline | 17 |
The Emerging Human Pattern | 40 |
Eating as Cultural Adaptation | 57 |
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