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Title
Catching fire : how cooking made us human
Type
Text
Subject
Prehistoric peoples--Food. (LCSH)
Roasting (Cooking)--History. (LCSH)
Fire--History. (LCSH)
Hearths, Prehistoric (LCSH)
Food habits--History. (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: GN799.F6 W73 2009
DDC: 394.1/2 full
Content
text
Summary
In this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that "cooking" created the human race. At the heart of "Catching Fire" lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labor.
Table Of Contents
The cooking hypothesis
Quest for raw-foodists
The cook's body
The energy theory of cooking
When cooking began
Brain foods
How cooking frees men
The married cook
The cook's journey
The well-informed cook.
Authorized Access Point
Wrangham, Richard W., 1948- Catching fire : how cooking made us human