Changing body, the: health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
Auteur :
Floud, Roderick / Fogel, Robert W. / Harris, Bernard / Hong, Sok Chul
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521879750
Date de publication :
31 mars 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
850 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
It is only recently that the changing size, shape and capability of the human body has been linked to economic and demographic change. This groundbreaking book provides an accessible introduction to anthropometric history, surveying the economic causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment.