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Demography and nutrition [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan
| Demography and nutrition [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan |
| Autore | Scott Susan <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.809
614.409 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DuncanC. J (Christopher John) |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - History
Diet - History Demographic anthropology Nutritional anthropology |
| ISBN |
1-280-19932-6
9786610199327 0-470-70956-1 0-470-77745-1 0-470-77448-7 1-4051-2337-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The history of human diet; 1.2 The diet of the hunter-gatherers; 1.3 Demographic change linked to the beginnings of agriculture; 1.4 To which diet is modern man adapted?; 1.5 Consequences of an agricultural life-style; 1.6 Domestication of animals; 1.7 Interactions between demographic pressures and diet; 1.8 Height and nutrition; 1.9 The working class diet in pre-industrial England; Chapter 2 Mortality Oscillations in 404 English Parishes - a Metapopulation Study; 2.1 Use of time-series analysis techniques
2.2 Exogenous oscillations in 404 parishes 2.3 The role of wheat prices in driving exogenous population oscillations; 2.4 Short wavelength oscillation in baptisms in 404 parishes; 2.5 Conclusions; Chapter 3 The Staple Food Supply: Fluctuating Wheat Prices and Malnutrition; 3.1 Hypotheses to account for fluctuating grain prices; 3.2 Sources for the data series; 3.3 Cycles in the wheat price index; 3.4 Oats and barley price indices; 3.5 Correspondence between the grain price indices in England; 3.6 The effect of seasonal temperatures on wheat prices; 3.7 The effect of rainfall on wheat prices 3.8 Wheat prices and short wavelength temperature cycles 3.9 Use of a predicted wheat prices series; 3.10 What drove the different cycles in wheat prices?; 3.11 Rust and other parasitic infestations of grain crops; 3.12 Conclusions; Chapter 4 Famine; 4.1 Major famines in world history; 4.2 The demographic impact of famine; 4.3 Changes in fertility; 4.4 The Bangladesh famine of 1974-5: a case study; 4.5 The Dutch famine of 1944-5: a case study; 4.6 The siege of Leningrad, 1941-4; 4.7 Why do women survive famine better than men?; 4.8 Famines in pre-industrial England 4.9 Famine at Penrith, Cumbria, 1623: a case study 4.10 Interacting economic factors causing famines in northwest England; 4.11 The mortality crisis of 1623 in northwestern England; 4.12 Conclusions; Chapter 5 Long-term Demographic Effects of even a Small Famine; 5.1 Endogenous oscillations in the population at Penrith, Cumbria, England; 5.2 Modelling the population dynamics; 5.3 Incorporation of density-dependent constraints into the matrix model; 5.4 Conclusions: endogenous population oscillations; Chapter 6 Fertility; 6.1 The importance of body fat; 6.2 Adipose tissue 6.3 The role of leptin in the control of fertility 6.4 Menarche; 6.5 Is leptin needed for the initiation of puberty?; 6.6 Nutrition and fertility in the twentieth century; 6.7 Hutterite women: the upper limit of fertility?; 6.8 Fertility in the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert; 6.9 Effects of chronic malnutrition on fertility: a case study; 6.10 Procreative power; 6.11 Fertility in pre-industrial England; 6.12 Breast-feeding, fertility and population growth in the twentieth century; 6.13 The menopause; 6.14 Does malnutrition really affect fecundity? 6.15 Overview of the fertility levels in England during a 400-year period |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143505503321 |
Scott Susan <1953->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Demography and nutrition [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan
| Demography and nutrition [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan |
| Autore | Scott Susan <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.809
614.409 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DuncanC. J (Christopher John) |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - History
Diet - History Demographic anthropology Nutritional anthropology |
| ISBN |
1-280-19932-6
9786610199327 0-470-70956-1 0-470-77745-1 0-470-77448-7 1-4051-2337-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The history of human diet; 1.2 The diet of the hunter-gatherers; 1.3 Demographic change linked to the beginnings of agriculture; 1.4 To which diet is modern man adapted?; 1.5 Consequences of an agricultural life-style; 1.6 Domestication of animals; 1.7 Interactions between demographic pressures and diet; 1.8 Height and nutrition; 1.9 The working class diet in pre-industrial England; Chapter 2 Mortality Oscillations in 404 English Parishes - a Metapopulation Study; 2.1 Use of time-series analysis techniques
2.2 Exogenous oscillations in 404 parishes 2.3 The role of wheat prices in driving exogenous population oscillations; 2.4 Short wavelength oscillation in baptisms in 404 parishes; 2.5 Conclusions; Chapter 3 The Staple Food Supply: Fluctuating Wheat Prices and Malnutrition; 3.1 Hypotheses to account for fluctuating grain prices; 3.2 Sources for the data series; 3.3 Cycles in the wheat price index; 3.4 Oats and barley price indices; 3.5 Correspondence between the grain price indices in England; 3.6 The effect of seasonal temperatures on wheat prices; 3.7 The effect of rainfall on wheat prices 3.8 Wheat prices and short wavelength temperature cycles 3.9 Use of a predicted wheat prices series; 3.10 What drove the different cycles in wheat prices?; 3.11 Rust and other parasitic infestations of grain crops; 3.12 Conclusions; Chapter 4 Famine; 4.1 Major famines in world history; 4.2 The demographic impact of famine; 4.3 Changes in fertility; 4.4 The Bangladesh famine of 1974-5: a case study; 4.5 The Dutch famine of 1944-5: a case study; 4.6 The siege of Leningrad, 1941-4; 4.7 Why do women survive famine better than men?; 4.8 Famines in pre-industrial England 4.9 Famine at Penrith, Cumbria, 1623: a case study 4.10 Interacting economic factors causing famines in northwest England; 4.11 The mortality crisis of 1623 in northwestern England; 4.12 Conclusions; Chapter 5 Long-term Demographic Effects of even a Small Famine; 5.1 Endogenous oscillations in the population at Penrith, Cumbria, England; 5.2 Modelling the population dynamics; 5.3 Incorporation of density-dependent constraints into the matrix model; 5.4 Conclusions: endogenous population oscillations; Chapter 6 Fertility; 6.1 The importance of body fat; 6.2 Adipose tissue 6.3 The role of leptin in the control of fertility 6.4 Menarche; 6.5 Is leptin needed for the initiation of puberty?; 6.6 Nutrition and fertility in the twentieth century; 6.7 Hutterite women: the upper limit of fertility?; 6.8 Fertility in the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert; 6.9 Effects of chronic malnutrition on fertility: a case study; 6.10 Procreative power; 6.11 Fertility in pre-industrial England; 6.12 Breast-feeding, fertility and population growth in the twentieth century; 6.13 The menopause; 6.14 Does malnutrition really affect fecundity? 6.15 Overview of the fertility levels in England during a 400-year period |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996218166903316 |
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Scott Susan <1953->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Demography and nutrition : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan
| Demography and nutrition : evidence from historical and contemporary populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan |
| Autore | Scott Susan <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.809
614.409 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DuncanC. J (Christopher John) |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - History
Diet - History Demographic anthropology Nutritional anthropology |
| ISBN |
1-280-19932-6
9786610199327 0-470-70956-1 0-470-77745-1 0-470-77448-7 1-4051-2337-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The history of human diet; 1.2 The diet of the hunter-gatherers; 1.3 Demographic change linked to the beginnings of agriculture; 1.4 To which diet is modern man adapted?; 1.5 Consequences of an agricultural life-style; 1.6 Domestication of animals; 1.7 Interactions between demographic pressures and diet; 1.8 Height and nutrition; 1.9 The working class diet in pre-industrial England; Chapter 2 Mortality Oscillations in 404 English Parishes - a Metapopulation Study; 2.1 Use of time-series analysis techniques
2.2 Exogenous oscillations in 404 parishes 2.3 The role of wheat prices in driving exogenous population oscillations; 2.4 Short wavelength oscillation in baptisms in 404 parishes; 2.5 Conclusions; Chapter 3 The Staple Food Supply: Fluctuating Wheat Prices and Malnutrition; 3.1 Hypotheses to account for fluctuating grain prices; 3.2 Sources for the data series; 3.3 Cycles in the wheat price index; 3.4 Oats and barley price indices; 3.5 Correspondence between the grain price indices in England; 3.6 The effect of seasonal temperatures on wheat prices; 3.7 The effect of rainfall on wheat prices 3.8 Wheat prices and short wavelength temperature cycles 3.9 Use of a predicted wheat prices series; 3.10 What drove the different cycles in wheat prices?; 3.11 Rust and other parasitic infestations of grain crops; 3.12 Conclusions; Chapter 4 Famine; 4.1 Major famines in world history; 4.2 The demographic impact of famine; 4.3 Changes in fertility; 4.4 The Bangladesh famine of 1974-5: a case study; 4.5 The Dutch famine of 1944-5: a case study; 4.6 The siege of Leningrad, 1941-4; 4.7 Why do women survive famine better than men?; 4.8 Famines in pre-industrial England 4.9 Famine at Penrith, Cumbria, 1623: a case study 4.10 Interacting economic factors causing famines in northwest England; 4.11 The mortality crisis of 1623 in northwestern England; 4.12 Conclusions; Chapter 5 Long-term Demographic Effects of even a Small Famine; 5.1 Endogenous oscillations in the population at Penrith, Cumbria, England; 5.2 Modelling the population dynamics; 5.3 Incorporation of density-dependent constraints into the matrix model; 5.4 Conclusions: endogenous population oscillations; Chapter 6 Fertility; 6.1 The importance of body fat; 6.2 Adipose tissue 6.3 The role of leptin in the control of fertility 6.4 Menarche; 6.5 Is leptin needed for the initiation of puberty?; 6.6 Nutrition and fertility in the twentieth century; 6.7 Hutterite women: the upper limit of fertility?; 6.8 Fertility in the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert; 6.9 Effects of chronic malnutrition on fertility: a case study; 6.10 Procreative power; 6.11 Fertility in pre-industrial England; 6.12 Breast-feeding, fertility and population growth in the twentieth century; 6.13 The menopause; 6.14 Does malnutrition really affect fecundity? 6.15 Overview of the fertility levels in England during a 400-year period |
| Altri titoli varianti | Demography & nutrition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807426803321 |
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Scott Susan <1953->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Epidemic Orientalism : Race, Capital, and the Governance of Infectious Disease
| Epidemic Orientalism : Race, Capital, and the Governance of Infectious Disease |
| Autore | White Alexandre I. R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld : , : Stanford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Disciplina | 614.409 |
| Soggetto topico |
Communicable diseases - Prevention - International cooperation - History
Epidemics - Prevention - International cooperation - History Imperialism - Health aspects - History Public health - Political aspects - History Racism - Health aspects - History SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
COVID-19
Disease Epidemics Global Health Imperialism Pandemic Post-colonial theory World Health Organization capital racism |
| ISBN | 1-5036-3413-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Epidemic Orientalism -- 2 The International Sanitary Conventions at a Colonial Scale -- 3 Epidemics under the WHO -- 4 The Battle to Police Disease -- 5 Epidemics, Power, and the Global Management of Disease Risk -- 6 Pricing Pandemics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838209203321 |
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White Alexandre I. R
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| Bielefeld : , : Stanford University Press, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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