| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Famines.
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Famines. |
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Hunger.
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Hunger. |
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Malnutrition.
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Malnutrition. |
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Starvation.
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Starvation. |
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Starvation. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
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Politics. |
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Human Rights. |
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Environment. |
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Hunger. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Shepherd, Jack.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781584659266 |
| ISBN |
9781584659501 (electronic book) |
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1584659505 (electronic book) |
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1584659505 |
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9781584659266 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1584659262 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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