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The Primal Feast: Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
EAN: 9780595271313
ISBN: 0595271316
Label: AuthorHouse
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 273
Publication Date: April 03, 2003
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date: April 03, 2003
Studio: AuthorHouse
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Editorial Review:
Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of anthropologists and biologists in presenting her fascinating and provocative theories: Mates are often willing accomplices in the act of mating; food is never a willing accomplice in the act of eating.
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Rating:  - Fascinating Book on the Impact of Hunter-Gatherer and Food In Human History
This is a fascinating book on foraging for food and sustenance as a basic need for humans & the evolution of food gathering, presentation and dining. Allport writes not only of the biological impetus, but the symbiotic psychological drives and needs fulfulled, as observed across community cultures and in other animal kingdoms. An interesting observation is the history of foraging and divisions of labor in communities to maximize victuals and preparation and, as a corollary, the impact upon ... Read More
Rating:  - A great complement to the "sex" Books
Zoners and Atkins fanatics beware, this book provides strong arguments against your folly!
Allport's Primal Feast takes on the role of food in the evolutionary pschychology of human nature. This is a much-needed populalization of ideas that helps to balance the field's more alluring obsession with sex. I was most taken with her discussions of macronutrients in the human diet and how these shape culture and nature, and with her discussions about diet variety, foraging instincts, and the interesting ... Read More
Rating: - A great complement to the "sex" Books
Zoners and Atkins fanatics beware, this book provides strong arguments against your folly!
Allport's Primal Feast takes on the role of food in the evolutionary pschychology of human nature. This is a much-needed populalization of ideas that helps to balance the field's more alluring obsession with sex. I was most taken with her discussions of macronutrients in the human diet and how these shape culture and nature, and with her discussions about diet variety, foraging instincts, and the interesting ... Read More
Rating: - Psychology, anthropology, nutrition and evolution. WOW!
Susan Allport combines facts, theory and speculation from many fields of research to present an entirely unique view on the evolution of mankind. I could not put this book down and have since gotten my mate to start reading it as well. It has so much information that it will provide topics for conversation for weeks. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: - A multi-dimensional look at food and how it has shaped us
Allport sees herself as a forager, a creature with a drive to look for food. She attributes this drive to her ancestors who spent much of their time searching the forests and savannas for food. From this personal observation, keenly felt, Allport branches out to thoughts about food and eating, from the habits of the deer and squirrels near her home to the proclivities of the chimpanzees of Africa. Primary among her concerns is how these behaviors relate to human food consumption, and how the search for ... Read More
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