Cannibals and Kings: The Origins of Cultures, เล่มที่ 37Random House, 1977 - 239 หน้า 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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... standard of living . For example , if population is to be reduced by avoiding heterosexual intercourse , a group's standard of living can scarcely be said to have been maintained or enhanced . Simi- larly , if the fecundity of the group ...
... standard of living . For example , if population is to be reduced by avoiding heterosexual intercourse , a group's standard of living can scarcely be said to have been maintained or enhanced . Simi- larly , if the fecundity of the group ...
หน้า 156
... standard of living in China , northern India , Mesopotamia , and Egypt hovered slightly above or below what might be called the threshold of pauperization . When population density in a particu- lar region climbed too high , standards of ...
... standard of living in China , northern India , Mesopotamia , and Egypt hovered slightly above or below what might be called the threshold of pauperization . When population density in a particu- lar region climbed too high , standards of ...
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... standard of living was improving . The study of " early transitional " populations in modern underdeveloped countries indi- cates that declines in death rates and consequent increments in population growth are compatible with unchanging ...
... standard of living was improving . The study of " early transitional " populations in modern underdeveloped countries indi- cates that declines in death rates and consequent increments in population growth are compatible with unchanging ...
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