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UNINA9910452327803321 |
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Autore |
Bodley John H |
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Titolo |
Anthropology and contemporary human problems [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Bodley |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-64787-6 |
9786613633927 |
0-7591-2159-1 |
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Edizione |
[6th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnology |
Civilization, Modern - 1950- |
Human ecology |
Social problems |
Social prediction |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Anthropological Perspectives on Contemporary Human Problems; Chapter 2. Scale, Adaptation, and the Environmental Crisis; Chapter 3. Natural Resources and the Culture of Consumption; Chapter 4. Malnutrition and the Evolution of Food Systems; Chapter 5. Commercial Factory-Food Systems; Chapter 6. Population Problem; Chapter 7. Poverty and Conflict; Chapter 8. The Future; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bodley trenchantly critiques the most pressing global mega-problems, such as unsustainable growth, resource depletion, global warming, and poverty and conflict, and shows how anthropology makes it possible to find solutions. |
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