Hunger [[electronic resource] ] : the biology and politics of starvation / / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Hanover, N.H., : Dartmouth College Press, : Published by University Press of New England, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Famines |
| Hunger | |
| Malnutrition | |
| Starvation | |
| Altri autori: |
ShepherdJack <1937->
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hunger |
| ISBN: | 1-283-87511-X |
| 1-58465-950-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791564803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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