Catching fire : how cooking made us human /
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 huma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2009]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 309 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465013623 (alk. paper) 0465013627 (alk. paper) |