《食物简史》内容简介

　　这是一场美食文化之旅，这里展现了文明的成就与进程，从史前到现在，再到未来，作者从美食文化的进程讲起，对关于人类饮食习惯的多个问题做了精妙的解读。

　　一万年前的人类吃什么？一个世纪后的未来人又会吃什么？火、耕种与畜牧是如何诞生的？古罗马皇帝的餐桌上有什么？中国皇帝呢？法兰西国王呢？他们的人民又吃什么？以人肉为食的行为真的消失了吗？性与饮食之间又有什么关联？餐厅在何时又是如何出现的？谁发明了披萨？哪些地方的人吃昆虫？富豪们每天的菜单是什么呢？地球上哪个国家的人最会吃？当总人口超过100亿后会出现食物危机吗？明天的我们是否会被人工智能操控饮食？吃饭还会是一种社交行为吗？……

　　饮食代表在日常生活极为重要的一部分，我们在餐桌上看到的不仅仅是一箪食一瓢饮，还是漫长岁月中形成的世界饮食文化的交融，以及整个地球上人们的生活轨迹。在人类历史中，食物是许多重大变化的背后主因。在本书中，作者带领我们通过食物的角度，了解人类的进化史。他关心的不是食物是如何改变的，而是食物改变了什么。他讲述的是饥饿是如何塑造文明，食物是怎样促进科技大步前进。它展示了当你坐下用餐时，又有多少文化、社会、经济的因素包含其中。

　　从食物的角度来理解历史，理解社会演进的脉络及历程。风云变幻，当下餐桌食材的背后还有更多过去和未来——这就是食物简史。

　　作者简介

　　雅克·阿塔利

　　雅克·阿塔利，全球頂尖100位经济学家之一，法国著名经济学家、作家。曾担任密特朗总统的特别顾问，是欧洲复兴开发银行的创始人与第一任行长，是法国经济振兴委员会主席。著有《法国危机》、《犹太人、世界与金钱》、《10年后一切破产？》、《海洋的故事》等等。

　　雅克·阿塔利数十年来，对法国乃至欧盟的影响深远。他曾在法国密特朗政府（密特朗于1981年至1995年担任法国总统）时期接受密特朗邀请，成为总统首席顾问。在萨科齐政府时期（萨科齐于2007年至2012年担任法国总统），阿塔利被邀请组建“解放法国经济增长委员会”并出任主席，以促进法国经济增长。在其职权范围内，阿塔利雇了马克龙作为他的助手，之后把马克龙推荐给萨科齐的继任者，时任法国总统奥朗德担任经济部长。

　　译者简介

　　吕一民：浙江大学历史系教授，中国法国史研究会副会长，法国海外科学院通讯院士；已出版《法国通史》《20世纪法国知识分子的历程》《成为公民：法国普选史》等著作、译著多种。

　　应远马：浙大城市学院外国语学院教师，浙江大学历史学博士；杭州市翻译协会常务副会长，大连外国语学院MTI兼职硕士生导师；已出版《翻译官手记》等译著多种。

　　朱晓罕：浙江大学历史系副教授，北京大学历史学博士；中国法国史研究会理事，杭州市翻译协会常务理事；著有《法国知识分子史》等多种；译著《儿童的世纪》曾获傅雷翻译奖。

　　

A Brief History of Food

This is a journey of food culture, which shows the achievements and progress of civilization. From prehistoric times to the present and then to the future, the author starts with the process of food culture and makes a subtle interpretation of multiple issues about human eating habits.

What did humans eat 10,000 years ago? What will people eat in the future a century from now? How did fire, farming and livestock come into being? What was on the emperor's table? And the Emperor of China? And the King of France? What do their people eat? Has the practice of eating human flesh really disappeared? What's the connection between sex and diet? When and how did the restaurant appear? Who invented pizza? Where do people eat insects? What's on the plutocrats' daily menu? Which country on Earth is the best eater? Will there be a food crisis when the total population exceeds 10 billion? Will we be eating with artificial intelligence tomorrow? Will eating still be a social activity? ...

Food represents an extremely important part of daily life. What we see on the table is not only what we eat and drink, but also the integration of the world's food cultures over the years, as well as the life trajectory of people on the entire earth. Food has been behind many major changes in human history. In this book, the author takes us through the lens of food to understand the history of human evolution. His concern is not how the food has changed, but what the food has changed. He tells the story of how hunger shaped civilization, and how food helped advance science and technology. It shows how many cultural, social and economic factors are involved when you sit down to eat.

To understand history from the perspective of food, to understand the context and course of social evolution. There's a lot more past and future behind what's on the table today - that's a brief history of food.

About the author

Jacques Attali

Jacques Attali, one of the world's top 100 economists, is a famous French economist and author. He was a special adviser to President Mitterrand, founder and first president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and chairman of the French Economic Revitalization Commission. He is the author of The French Crisis, Jews, the World, and Money, and 10 Years from Now, Everything Goes Bankrupt? The Story of the Sea and so on.

Jacques Attali has had a profound impact on France and the European Union for decades. He was invited by Mitterrand to become chief adviser to the President of France during the Mitterrand administration (President of France from 1981 to 1995). During the Sarkozy administration (Sarkozy served as president from 2007 to 2012), Attali was invited to form and chair the "Commission for the Liberation of French Economic Growth" to promote economic growth in France. Within his remit, Attali hired Macron as his assistant and later recommended him to Sarkozy's successor, then French President Francois Hollande, as economy minister.

Translator's introduction

Lv Yimin: Professor of History Department of Zhejiang University, Vice President of Chinese French History Association, corresponding academician of French Overseas Academy of Sciences; He has published several books, including A General History of France, The Journey of French Intellectuals in the 20th Century, Becoming a Citizen: A History of Universal Suffrage in France.

Ying Yuanma: Teacher of School of Foreign Languages, City College of Zhejiang University, Doctor of History, Zhejiang University; Executive Vice President of Hangzhou Translators Association, MTI part-time Master Tutor of Dalian University of Foreign Languages; He has published many translations such as "Notes of the Translator".

Zhu Xiaohan: Associate Professor of History, Zhejiang University; Doctor of History, Peking University; Director of Chinese French History Research Association, Executive Director of Hangzhou Translators Association; He is the author of the History of French Intellectuals. His translation of Children's Century won the Fu Lei Translation Award.