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The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700 /
"Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
New approaches to economic and social history. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This book presents an introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a book that is a contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 431 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139081528 1139081527 9781139076968 1139076965 9781139079242 1139079247 9780511975912 0511975910 1283111306 9781283111300 1107218926 9781107218925 1139062603 9781139062602 9786613111302 6613111309 1139074717 9781139074711 1139068938 9781139068932 |