Sinossi
Dalla preistoria ai giorni nostri, dai riti sacrificali all'hamburger del fast-food: appassionante come la trama avventurosa di un romanzo, la ricerca dell'antropologo americano conduce il lettore a continue scoperte, avvicinandolo a gusti e disgusti noti e ignoti, ciascuno specchio di storie affascinanti e di realtà all'apparenza inspiegabili.
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- Data di uscita: 23-02-2015
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Imprescindible para cualquier amante de la cultura, especialmente para los que se preguntan por que algunas culturas hayan repugnante como alimento (Cerdo, perro, lacteos, carne humana) lo que otras encuentran o encontraron perfectamente razonable. Demuestra que estas elecciones no son necesariament Leggi tutto
This is a brilliant book which has changed the way I think about how, and why, people eat animals. Harris makes convincing arguments, based on economics on biology, for the reasons behind animal food taboos and preferences in human cultures. His arguments build successively through the book, so the
Muy interesante libro de no-ficción donde explica el porqué de nuestros habitos alimentarios y el rechazo a ciertos alimentos (por razones culturales y sobre todo económicas) Me parece que está muy buen expuesto. Me he quedado con ganas de profundizar en este tema. A ver si encuentro libros de esta t Leggi tutto
In Good to Eat , Harris sets out to explore the ‘rules’ of what is good to eat and what is not, for various cultures (and at different points of their histories) and to explain the basis for these rules. The practical, economical, often even biological, reasons for why a food becomes taboo or is elev Leggi tutto
Las costumbres alimentarias de las diferentes culturas tienen una base antropológica. Nada es al azar
I remembered reading Marvin Harris in college and being entranced by his clear explanations about why cultures made certain food choices. I am fascinated by the value of animals vs. their use. Cultures where eating dogs is abhorrent vs. cultures where it is a necessity. Why milk? Where are all the ho Leggi tutto
Como todas las obras de Harris, muy entretenidas, sorprendentes, cautivadoras, pero en muchas ocasiones con teorías muy discutibles que sólo él (o su escuela) parece sostener.
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