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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452327803321

Autore

Bodley John H

Titolo

Anthropology and contemporary human problems [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Bodley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-64787-6

9786613633927

0-7591-2159-1

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Ethnology

Civilization, Modern - 1950-

Human ecology

Social problems

Social prediction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.