Against the Grain

Autori

• Richard Manning

Parametri

• 242 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Agricoltura
• Ecologia e Ambiente
• Saggistica
• Scienza
• Storia

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Exploring the evolution of humanity, Manning presents a revisionist perspective that highlights the significance of our increased brain size and the subsequent need for nourishment. For 290,000 years, humans thrived as hunter-gatherers, a period he argues was our peak in intelligence and vitality. However, the allure of a stable food supply led to the agricultural revolution, marking a pivotal shift in human history that has shaped our civilization over the last 10,000 years.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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