Anthropology and contemporary human problems [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Bodley
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| Autore: |
Bodley John H
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| Titolo: |
Anthropology and contemporary human problems [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Bodley
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, c2012 |
| Edizione: | 6th ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethnology |
| Civilization, Modern - 1950- | |
| Human ecology | |
| Social problems | |
| Social prediction | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Anthropology and contemporary human problems |
| ISBN: | 1-280-64787-6 |
| 9786613633927 | |
| 0-7591-2159-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452327803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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