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Synopsis
Pigs unite and divide people, but why?
Pig/Pork explores the love-hate relationship between humans and pigs through the lenses of archaeology, biology, history, and gastronomy, providing a close and affectionate look at the myriad causes underlying this multi-millennial bond. What is it that people in all four corners of the world find so fascinating about the pig? When did the human obsession with pigs begin, how did it develop through time, and where is it heading? Why are pigs so special to some of us, but not to others?
Pig/Pork sets out to answer these and other porcine-related questions, examining human-pig interactions across the globe through time, from the Palaeolithic to the present day. The book dissects pig anatomy and behavior, and describes how this knowledge plays a major role in the advance of the agricultural and medical sciences, among others.
The book also looks closely at the history of pig-human interaction; how they were domesticated and when, how they affected human history through their diseases, and how they have been involved in centuries of human conflicts. All this is accompanied by a liberal peppering of pork recipes and the stories behind them, along with facts, wisdom, and porker lore, providing a thought-provoking account of where our food comes from, both historically and agriculturally, and how this continues to influence many parts of our behavior and culture.
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Pía Spry-Marqués gained her Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Cambridge, where she now works as a web and communications officer. Her research took her across Europe and across time, from the late Iron Age back to the Ice Ages, identifying, classifying, and decoding the meaning of animal remains in human-associated deposits.
Originally from Spain, Pía is predisposed to a keen understanding, awareness, and love of the pig, and the many tasty pork products that are so much a part of Spanish cuisine.
bonesandskulls.co.uk / @piaspry
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". . . just about all you ever wanted to know about the Suidae." - Kirkus
"A highly informative and entertaining look at the natural history of the animal." - Natural History
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- PublisherBloomsbury Sigma
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1472911393
- ISBN 13 9781472911391
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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