Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
by Vaclav Smil
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Food, and Health.
This book is a wideranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout history and around the world. Setting the scene with a chapter on meat's role in human evolution and its growing influence during the development of agricultural practices, the book goes on to examine modern production systems, their...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Food, and Health.
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Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Gates Foundation
“I can’t think of anyone better equipped to present a cleareyed analysis of this subject than Vaclav Smil.”
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