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Hunger : the Biology and Politics of Starvation.

A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butterly, John R.
Otros Autores: Shepherd, Jack
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hanover : Dartmouth College Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.