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Hunger : the biology and politics of starvation / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butterly.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Famines.
- Hunger.
- Malnutrition.
- Starvation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 p.)
- Edition:
- 1版.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283875110
- 128387511X
- 9781584659501
- 1584659505
- OCLC:
- 823388631
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