Hunger : the biology and politics of starvation

Hunger : the biology and politics of starvation / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Butterly, John R.
Other Authors:	Shepherd, Jack, 1937-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, c2010.
Subjects:	Famines. Hunger. Malnutrition. Starvation.

Table of 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.