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Balancing on a planet : the future of food and agriculture / / David A. Cleveland
| Balancing on a planet : the future of food and agriculture / / David A. Cleveland |
| Autore | Cleveland David Arthur |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Collana | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade
Agricultural industries - Environmental aspects Sustainable agriculture - Economic aspects Food supply |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
agrifood system breeders cooking country life engaging environmental impact farm life farms and farmers food and ag food lovers food studies food writing food gastronomy global agrifood interdisciplinary primer natural settings politics rural scientific agriculture sociocultural roots technology engineering thorough analysis traditional agriculture |
| ISBN |
0-520-27742-2
0-520-95708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface: A Personal History -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth -- 2. Agricultural Revolutions -- 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems -- 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases -- 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology -- 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity -- 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option -- 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet -- 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems -- Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols -- Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790823603321 |
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Balancing on a planet : the future of food and agriculture / / David A. Cleveland
| Balancing on a planet : the future of food and agriculture / / David A. Cleveland |
| Autore | Cleveland David Arthur |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Collana | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade
Agricultural industries - Environmental aspects Sustainable agriculture - Economic aspects Food supply |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
agrifood system breeders cooking country life engaging environmental impact farm life farms and farmers food and ag food lovers food studies food writing food gastronomy global agrifood interdisciplinary primer natural settings politics rural scientific agriculture sociocultural roots technology engineering thorough analysis traditional agriculture |
| ISBN |
0-520-27742-2
0-520-95708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface: A Personal History -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth -- 2. Agricultural Revolutions -- 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems -- 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases -- 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology -- 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity -- 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option -- 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet -- 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems -- Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols -- Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828346703321 |
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Cleveland David Arthur
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breaking through concrete [[electronic resource] ] : building an urban farm revival / / David Hanson and Edwin Marty ; photographs by Michael Hanson ; foreword by Mark Winne
| Breaking through concrete [[electronic resource] ] : building an urban farm revival / / David Hanson and Edwin Marty ; photographs by Michael Hanson ; foreword by Mark Winne |
| Autore | Hanson David <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630.91732 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MartyEdwin <1972->
HansonMichael <1981-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - United States
Community gardens - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agricultural renaissance
american agriculture american farming becoming a gardener city farmers city grown food city life community gardening crowded cities farm life farming and gardening food and environment food and sustainability food lovers food future of food gardening books gardening diy gardening in city gardens green thumb homesteading living green sustainability sustainable agriculture sustainable gardening urban agriculture urban farming urban gardening urban planting |
| ISBN |
1-280-09584-9
9786613520487 0-520-94971-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- P-Patch Community Garden Program SEATTLE, WASHINGTON • The Neighborhood Garden -- HOW TO: Change Your City's Urban Agriculture Zoning Codes -- Homeless Garden Project SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA • The Farm as Therapy -- HOW TO: Grow Good, Safe Food -- Fairview Gardens and the Center for Urban Agriculture SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA • The Historic Farm -- HOW TO: Plant Perennial Fruit Trees in the City -- Denver Urban Gardens DENVER, COLORADO • The Garden as Community -- HOW TO: Turn Your Waste into Black Gold -- Juniper Gardens and Cultivate Kansas City KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND MISSOURI • The Farm for Profit -- HOW TO: Access Start-Up Capital for Urban Food Projects -- Versailles Community NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA • Backyards of Bounty -- HOW TO: Develop a Congregational Urban Farm -- Jones Valley Urban Farm BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA • The Education and Production Farm -- HOW TO: Engage the Community with Education Programs -- Greensgrow Farms and the Philadelphia Project PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA • The Nonprofit, For-Profit Farm -- HOW TO: Rehabilitate Contaminated Soils -- Eagle Street Rooftop Farm BROOKLYN, NEW YORK • The Rooftop Farm -- HOW TO: Convert Rooftops to Residential Gardens and Urban Farms -- Catherine Ferguson Academy DETROIT, MICHIGAN • The Alternative Curriculum Farm -- HOW TO: Raise Urban Livestock -- Wood Street Urban Farm and Growing Home CHICAGO, ILLINOIS • The Job Training Farm -- HOW TO: Extend the Growing Season with Hoop Houses and Greenhouses -- Sandhill Organics and Prairie Crossing GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS • The Peri-urban Farm -- HOW TO: Start an Urban Farm -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended Reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789978003321 |
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Hanson David <1978->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breaking through concrete [[electronic resource] ] : building an urban farm revival / / David Hanson and Edwin Marty ; photographs by Michael Hanson ; foreword by Mark Winne
| Breaking through concrete [[electronic resource] ] : building an urban farm revival / / David Hanson and Edwin Marty ; photographs by Michael Hanson ; foreword by Mark Winne |
| Autore | Hanson David <1978-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630.91732 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MartyEdwin <1972->
HansonMichael <1981-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - United States
Community gardens - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agricultural renaissance
american agriculture american farming becoming a gardener city farmers city grown food city life community gardening crowded cities farm life farming and gardening food and environment food and sustainability food lovers food future of food gardening books gardening diy gardening in city gardens green thumb homesteading living green sustainability sustainable agriculture sustainable gardening urban agriculture urban farming urban gardening urban planting |
| ISBN |
1-280-09584-9
9786613520487 0-520-94971-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- P-Patch Community Garden Program SEATTLE, WASHINGTON • The Neighborhood Garden -- HOW TO: Change Your City's Urban Agriculture Zoning Codes -- Homeless Garden Project SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA • The Farm as Therapy -- HOW TO: Grow Good, Safe Food -- Fairview Gardens and the Center for Urban Agriculture SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA • The Historic Farm -- HOW TO: Plant Perennial Fruit Trees in the City -- Denver Urban Gardens DENVER, COLORADO • The Garden as Community -- HOW TO: Turn Your Waste into Black Gold -- Juniper Gardens and Cultivate Kansas City KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND MISSOURI • The Farm for Profit -- HOW TO: Access Start-Up Capital for Urban Food Projects -- Versailles Community NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA • Backyards of Bounty -- HOW TO: Develop a Congregational Urban Farm -- Jones Valley Urban Farm BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA • The Education and Production Farm -- HOW TO: Engage the Community with Education Programs -- Greensgrow Farms and the Philadelphia Project PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA • The Nonprofit, For-Profit Farm -- HOW TO: Rehabilitate Contaminated Soils -- Eagle Street Rooftop Farm BROOKLYN, NEW YORK • The Rooftop Farm -- HOW TO: Convert Rooftops to Residential Gardens and Urban Farms -- Catherine Ferguson Academy DETROIT, MICHIGAN • The Alternative Curriculum Farm -- HOW TO: Raise Urban Livestock -- Wood Street Urban Farm and Growing Home CHICAGO, ILLINOIS • The Job Training Farm -- HOW TO: Extend the Growing Season with Hoop Houses and Greenhouses -- Sandhill Organics and Prairie Crossing GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS • The Peri-urban Farm -- HOW TO: Start an Urban Farm -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended Reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815602003321 |
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Hanson David <1978->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eating mud crabs in Kandahar [[electronic resource] ] : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents / / edited by Matt McAllester
| Eating mud crabs in Kandahar [[electronic resource] ] : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents / / edited by Matt McAllester |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.1/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | McAllesterMatthew <1969-> |
| Collana | California studies in food and culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Survival and emergency rations
Food habits War correspondents Foreign journalists War and society |
| Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan war
combat female journalists fighting food and culture food and north korea food and war food culture and history food during war food history food literature food lovers foodie lit international cuisine international journalism journalism and war journalism in conflict zones journalism stories kim jong ii life of a journalist middle east journalism modern journalism palestinian militants war and hunger war in middle east war journalists war stories war zone reporters |
| ISBN |
1-283-27821-9
9786613278210 0-520-94968-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the name of the third chicken : Kosovo / Matt McAllester -- Survival rations. Night light : El Salvador and Haiti / Lee Hockstader -- A diet for dictators : North Korea / Barbara Demick -- Siege food : Bosnia / Janine di Giovanni -- Miraculous harvests : China / Isabel Hilton -- Insistent hosts. How Harry lost his ear : Northern Ireland / Scott Anderson -- Weighed down by a good meal : Gaza and Israel / Joshua Hammer -- The price of oranges : Pakistan / Jason Burke -- Jeweled rice : Iran / Farnaz Fassihi -- The oversize helmsman of an undersize country : Israel / Matt Rees -- Food under fire. Same-day cow : Afghanistan / Tim Hetherington -- Eau de cadavre : Somalia and Rwanda / Sam Kiley -- Eating mud crabs in Kandahar : Afghanistan / Christina Lamb -- Munther cannot cook your turkey : Iraq / Rajiv Chandrasekaran -- Breaking bread. The best man I ever knew : Georgia / Wendell Steavenson -- Dinner with a jester : Afghanistan / Jon Lee Anderson -- Sugarland : Haiti / Amy Wilentz -- My life in pagans : Ossetia / James Meek -- The house of bread : Bethlehem / Charles M. Sennott. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781676303321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eating mud crabs in Kandahar [[electronic resource] ] : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents / / edited by Matt McAllester
| Eating mud crabs in Kandahar [[electronic resource] ] : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents / / edited by Matt McAllester |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.1/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | McAllesterMatthew <1969-> |
| Collana | California studies in food and culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Survival and emergency rations
Food habits War correspondents Foreign journalists War and society |
| Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan war
combat female journalists fighting food and culture food and north korea food and war food culture and history food during war food history food literature food lovers foodie lit international cuisine international journalism journalism and war journalism in conflict zones journalism stories kim jong ii life of a journalist middle east journalism modern journalism palestinian militants war and hunger war in middle east war journalists war stories war zone reporters |
| ISBN |
1-283-27821-9
9786613278210 0-520-94968-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the name of the third chicken : Kosovo / Matt McAllester -- Survival rations. Night light : El Salvador and Haiti / Lee Hockstader -- A diet for dictators : North Korea / Barbara Demick -- Siege food : Bosnia / Janine di Giovanni -- Miraculous harvests : China / Isabel Hilton -- Insistent hosts. How Harry lost his ear : Northern Ireland / Scott Anderson -- Weighed down by a good meal : Gaza and Israel / Joshua Hammer -- The price of oranges : Pakistan / Jason Burke -- Jeweled rice : Iran / Farnaz Fassihi -- The oversize helmsman of an undersize country : Israel / Matt Rees -- Food under fire. Same-day cow : Afghanistan / Tim Hetherington -- Eau de cadavre : Somalia and Rwanda / Sam Kiley -- Eating mud crabs in Kandahar : Afghanistan / Christina Lamb -- Munther cannot cook your turkey : Iraq / Rajiv Chandrasekaran -- Breaking bread. The best man I ever knew : Georgia / Wendell Steavenson -- Dinner with a jester : Afghanistan / Jon Lee Anderson -- Sugarland : Haiti / Amy Wilentz -- My life in pagans : Ossetia / James Meek -- The house of bread : Bethlehem / Charles M. Sennott. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808329403321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath
| Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath |
| Autore | Rath Eric C. <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.120952 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cooking, Japanese - Social aspects
Food habits - Japan Food - Social aspects - Japan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1400
1868 anthropology asian cultural history asian foods culinary history early modern food early modern japan fantasy food food historians food lovers food rituals food symbolism food gastronomic writings history and food japanese chefs japanese cookbooks japanese cooking styles japanese cuisine japanese culinary history japanese dining customs japanese recipes medieval japan nonfiction account sashimi shogun social history sushi tempura |
| ISBN |
1-283-27733-6
9786613277336 0-520-94765-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Japanese Cuisine, a Backward Journey -- 2. Of Knives and Men: Cutting Ceremonies and Cuisine -- 3. Ceremonial Banquets -- 4. The Barbarians' Cookbook -- 5. Food and Fantasy in Culinary Books -- 6. Menus for the Imagination -- 7. Deep Thought Wheat Gluten and Other Fantasy Foods -- Conclusion: After the Fantasies -- Appendix: The Southern Barbarians' Cookbook (Nanban ryõrisho) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785570903321 |
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Rath Eric C. <1967->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath
| Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath |
| Autore | Rath Eric C. <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 394.120952 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cooking, Japanese - Social aspects
Food habits - Japan Food - Social aspects - Japan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1400
1868 anthropology asian cultural history asian foods culinary history early modern food early modern japan fantasy food food historians food lovers food rituals food symbolism food gastronomic writings history and food japanese chefs japanese cookbooks japanese cooking styles japanese cuisine japanese culinary history japanese dining customs japanese recipes medieval japan nonfiction account sashimi shogun social history sushi tempura |
| ISBN |
1-283-27733-6
9786613277336 0-520-94765-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Japanese Cuisine, a Backward Journey -- 2. Of Knives and Men: Cutting Ceremonies and Cuisine -- 3. Ceremonial Banquets -- 4. The Barbarians' Cookbook -- 5. Food and Fantasy in Culinary Books -- 6. Menus for the Imagination -- 7. Deep Thought Wheat Gluten and Other Fantasy Foods -- Conclusion: After the Fantasies -- Appendix: The Southern Barbarians' Cookbook (Nanban ryõrisho) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809069503321 |
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Rath Eric C. <1967->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The healthy skeptic [[electronic resource] ] : cutting through the hype about your health / / Robert J. Davis
| The healthy skeptic [[electronic resource] ] : cutting through the hype about your health / / Robert J. Davis |
| Autore | Davis Robert J. <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health education
Consumer education Health products Quacks and quackery Health - Information services |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antichemical activities
critical thinking culinary diet and exercise emotional rollercoaster food lovers health and fitness health and longevity health promoters health reporter health healthcare myths healthy living hopeful stories humanity kitchen setting life lessons physical wellness resources science and math thinking critically tips and tools weight loss |
| ISBN | 0-520-93323-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : health sellers -- Says who? how we know what (we think) we know -- The news media : eat this! -- Diet books : don't eat that! -- Advertisements : take a supplement! -- Government campaigns : watch your cholesterol! -- Celebrities : get tested! -- Health groups : wear sunscreen! -- Consumer activists : beware of chemicals! -- Anti-aging doctors : don't get sick, don't get old, don't die! -- Guaranteed! over-promising on prevention. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779541603321 |
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Davis Robert J. <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The healthy skeptic [[electronic resource] ] : cutting through the hype about your health / / Robert J. Davis
| The healthy skeptic [[electronic resource] ] : cutting through the hype about your health / / Robert J. Davis |
| Autore | Davis Robert J. <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health education
Consumer education Health products Quacks and quackery Health - Information services |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antichemical activities
critical thinking culinary diet and exercise emotional rollercoaster food lovers health and fitness health and longevity health promoters health reporter health healthcare myths healthy living hopeful stories humanity kitchen setting life lessons physical wellness resources science and math thinking critically tips and tools weight loss |
| ISBN | 0-520-93323-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : health sellers -- Says who? how we know what (we think) we know -- The news media : eat this! -- Diet books : don't eat that! -- Advertisements : take a supplement! -- Government campaigns : watch your cholesterol! -- Celebrities : get tested! -- Health groups : wear sunscreen! -- Consumer activists : beware of chemicals! -- Anti-aging doctors : don't get sick, don't get old, don't die! -- Guaranteed! over-promising on prevention. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828307703321 |
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Davis Robert J. <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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