Food And Evolution: Toward a Theory of Human Food Habits

by Marvin Harris

An unprecedented interdisciplinary effort suggests that there is a systematic theory behind why humans eat what they eat.

Genres: Food, Food History, Health, Anthropology, Nonfiction

646 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1986

About the author

American anthropologist Marvin Harris was born in Brooklyn, New York. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. In his work he combined Karl Marx's emphasis on the forces of production with Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system. Labeling demographic and production factors as infrastructure, Harris posited these factors as key in determining a society's social structure and culture.

Reviews

[Ragdoll Metaphysics · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magisterial - wide in its scope without compromising on depth really enjoyed this tour de force. Difficult to really fully wrap my head around his particular framework because I am just trying to absorb all the factual content so will definitely reread but really enjoyed it.

[Chuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eric B. Ross was a co-editor.

[Roberto Yoed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ignoren la mayoría de los artículos y vayan directamente al de Richard W. Franke: su artículo nos habla sobre las repercusiones gastronómicas debido al neocolonialismo. En pocas palabras, si queremos alimentarnos sanamente, debemos organizar un movimiento de índole socialista.

Marvin Harris fue saboteado en su propio libro, y como buen académico, seguro ni se dio cuenta.

[Satyabrata Mohanty]

i want to read this book now

[Sandeep]

it is a great book for me......