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Hunger
Shepherd, Jack; Butterly, John R.
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Description for Hunger
Hardback. A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine Num Pages: 356 pages, 8 tables & charts. BIC Classification: JPA; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, recognizes the individual's right "to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care." More than sixty years later, despite the rapid advancement of science and technology and the proliferation of humanitarian efforts, inadequate nutrition remains a major health and social problem worldwide. Food insecurity-chronic malnutrition, persistent hunger, even starvation-still afflicts more than one in seven of the world's people. As Butterly and Shepherd show, hunger is not the result of inadequate resources ... Read more
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, recognizes the individual's right "to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care." More than sixty years later, despite the rapid advancement of science and technology and the proliferation of humanitarian efforts, inadequate nutrition remains a major health and social problem worldwide. Food insecurity-chronic malnutrition, persistent hunger, even starvation-still afflicts more than one in seven of the world's people. As Butterly and Shepherd show, hunger is not the result of inadequate resources ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781584659266
SKU
V9781584659266
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Ref
99-15
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