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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791564803321

Autore

Butterly John R

Titolo

Hunger [[electronic resource] ] : the biology and politics of starvation / / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, N.H., : Dartmouth College Press, : Published by University Press of New England, c2010

ISBN

1-283-87511-X

1-58465-950-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShepherdJack <1937->

Disciplina

363.8

Soggetti

Famines

Hunger

Malnutrition

Starvation

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

The silent emergency -- The framework of understanding -- The basics of nutrition -- The anatomy and physiology of nutrition -- Agriculture: the birth of civilization ... and famine -- Responses on the ground -- Responses: government and international -- Responses to malnutrition -- Why do some people starve? -- Why do some people die? -- The biological basis for political behavior -- The right to food -- Best practices -- Prescription for change.

Sommario/riassunto

A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine