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UNINA9910791564803321 |
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Autore |
Butterly John R |
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Titolo |
Hunger [[electronic resource] ] : the biology and politics of starvation / / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd |
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Hanover, N.H., : Dartmouth College Press, : Published by University Press of New England, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-87511-X |
1-58465-950-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (349 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Famines |
Hunger |
Malnutrition |
Starvation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine |
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