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UNINA9910453522703321 |
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Dudley Robert <1961-> |
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Titolo |
The drunken monkey : why we drink and abuse alcohol / / Robert Dudley |
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Berkeley, [California] ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages |
Alcohol - Physiological effect |
Alcoholism |
Human evolution |
Primates - Evolution |
Human physiology |
Monkeys - Physiology |
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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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Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Fruits of Fermentation -- 3. On the Inebriation of Elephants -- 4. Aping About in the Forest -- 5. A First-Rate Molecule -- 6. Alcoholics Aren't Anonymous -- 7. Winos in the Mist -- Postscript -- Sources and Recommended Reading -- Index |
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Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates and the evolution of the sensory skills required to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar |
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and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new theory of the relationship of humans to alcohol, the book discusses the supporting research, implications of the hypothesis, and the medical and social impacts of alcoholism. The Drunken Monkey is designed for interested readers, scholars, and students in comparative and evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, medicine, and public health. |
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UNINA9910461526903321 |
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Autore |
Kwabi-Addo Bernard |
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Cancer causes and controversies [[electronic resource] ] : understanding risk reduction and prevention / / Bernard Kwabi-Addo and Tia Laura Lindstrom |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2011 |
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1-283-15045-X |
9786613150455 |
0-313-37929-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Cancer - Risk factors |
Cancer - Treatment |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Risk Factors for Commonly Diagnosed Cancer Diseases; Chapter 1: Bladder Cancer; Chapter 2: Brain Cancer; Chapter 3: Breast Cancer; Chapter 4: Cervical Cancer; Chapter 5: Colorectal Cancer; Chapter 6: Esophageal Cancer; Chapter 7: Gastric Cancer; Chapter 8: Head and Neck Cancer; Chapter 9: Leukemia and Lymphoma; Chapter 10: Liver Cancer; Chapter 11: Lung Cancer; Chapter 12: Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers; Chapter 13: Pancreatic Cancer; Chapter 14: Prostate Cancer; Chapter 15: Skin Cancer; Chapter 16: Occupation-Associated Cancer |
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Part II: Behaviors and ControversiesChapter 17: Nutrition and Cancer; Chapter 18: Body Weight and Cancer; Chapter 19: Immune System and Cancer Risk; Chapter 20: Controversies Concerning Cancer Screening's Benefits and Disadvantages; Chapter 21: Controversies Surrounding Dietary Supplements and Foods for Cancer Prevention; Chapter 22: Controversies Regarding Commonly Perceived Risk Factors and Cancer; Chapter 23: Conclusion; Resources; References; Index |
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This book offers clear, accessible information on the causes of cancer and the multiple ways people can reduce their risk for this insidious disease. |
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UNINA9910282227203321 |
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Autore |
Guérin Mathieu |
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Titolo |
Des montagnards aux minorités ethniques : Quelle intégration nationale pour les habitants des hautes terres du Viêt Nam et du Cambodge ? / / Mathieu Guérin, Andrew Hardy, Nguyễn Văn Chính, Stan Tan Boon Hwee |
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Bangkok, : Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine, 2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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HardyAndrew |
Văn ChínhNguyễn |
Tan Boon HweeStan |
GoudineauYves |
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Montagnards (Vietnamese people) - Cultural assimilation |
Indigenous peoples - Vietnam |
Indigenous peoples - Cambodia |
Minorities - Vietnam |
Minorities - Cambodia |
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Comment peut-on être vietnamien sans être việt ; être cambodgien sans être khmer ? C'est la question qui se pose aux Jaraï, Brou, Mnong et autres Stieng, populations autochtones des hauts plateaux, à la frontière entre les deux pays. Ces peuples, longtemps indépendants sur les hautes terres de la chaîne Anamitique, doivent aujourd'hui faire face à des mouvements migratoires sans précédent. Les nouveaux venus, colons des plaines, fonctionnaires, forestiers, commerçants, planteurs de café, gagnent peu à peu sur leurs terres, bouleversant fondamentalement leur mode de vie. Contraints à l'intégration, les habitants des hauts plateaux se battent pour éviter une assimilation pure et simple ; pour que leurs cultures ne soient pas sacrifiées sur l'autel du développement national. Ce livre fait émerger les enjeux de leurs revendications et des réponses qui leur sont apportées par les gouvernements du Cambodge et du Viêt Nam. |
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