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This volume presents a systematic discussion about the reasons for a culture making a transition from egalitarian hunter-gatherer to hierarchically based states as population density increases. According to the author, humans shifted from a low-carbohydrate diet largely based on hunter-gatherer sources to a high-carbohydrate diet largely based on agricultural when intensive agriculture began. He maintains that this diet change resulted in more body fat, which for females led to earlier menarche and a smaller reduction in fertility from nursing infants, which then led to shorter periods between pregnancies. He discusses the development of pork as a taboo food in ancient Israelite society and also the cow as a sacred animal and taboo food in Hindu culture. He also examines the concept of the hydraulic empire, ancient civilizations such as China, Persia, and Egypt that were reliant on water for agriculture.
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Origin, Food supply, Culture, Social evolution, Influence of environment, Human beings, Effect of environment on, Man, Influencia sobre la naturaleza, Origen, Cultura, Hombre, Human beings, effect of environment on, Anthropology, Civilization, Kulturelle Evolution, Wirtschaftsweise, Grenzen des WachstumsShowing 3 featured editions. View all 13 editions?
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Kannibalen und Könige: die Wachstumsgrenzen der Hochkulturen
1995, Dt. Taschenbuch-Verl.
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Cannibals and kings: the origins of cultures
1991, Vintage Books
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Cannibals and kings: the origins of culture
1977, Random House
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¿Por qué tantas culturas han permitido el asesinato de las niñas recién nacidas? ¿Por qué los hombres se creen superiores a las mujeres? Marvin Harris responde a estas y muchas otras preguntas demostrando que caníbales y reyes, esclavos y ciudadanos, madres e hijas, padres e hijos -las culturas a que todos ellos pertenecen- han de asumir en cada caso sus pautas culturales dentro de un proceso global de adaptación de las sociedades a su entorno.
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