Bibliograph

Catching fire, how cooking made us human, Richard Wrangham

Type

Label

Catching fire, how cooking made us human, Richard Wrangham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Catching fire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

246894496

Responsibility statement

Richard Wrangham

Sub title

how cooking made us human

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

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 jour

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