Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
In Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew; and pair bonding, marriage, the household, and even the sexual division of labor...
show more
In Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew; and pair bonding, marriage, the household, and even the sexual division of labor emerged. A pathbreaking theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will fascinate anyone interested in our ancient originsor our modern eating habits.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780465020416 (0465020410)
ASIN: 0465020410
Publish date: 2010-09-07
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Science,
Biology,
Health,
Anthropology,
Evolution,
Cooking,
Nutrition
Log in with Facebook 
