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Hunger the biology and politics of starvation

Title
Hunger [electronic resource] : the biology and politics of starvation / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd.
Author
Butterly, John R.
Publication
Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, c2010.

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Additional Authors
Shepherd, Jack, 1937-
Description
1 online resource (x, 337 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Hunger (Online)
Alternative Title
Hunger (Online)
Subject
  • Famines
  • Hunger
  • Malnutrition
  • Starvation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-321) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2010028574
OCLC
ssj0000485072
Author
Butterly, John R.
Title
Hunger [electronic resource] : the biology and politics of starvation / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd.
Imprint
Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-321) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Shepherd, Jack, 1937-
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