Climate change and the health of nations : famines, fevers, and the fate of populations / Anthony J....
Climate change and the health of nations : famines, fevers, and the fate of populations / Anthony J....
Climate change and the health of nations : famines, fevers, and the fate of populations / Anthony J. McMichael with Alistair Woodward and Cameron Muir.
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New York, NY Oxford University Press, [2017]
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G 2018/0221
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 370 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- A restless climate -- Climatic choreography of health and disease -- From Cambrian explosion to first farmers : how climate made us human -- Spread of farming, new diseases, and rising civilizations : mid-holocene optimum -- Eurasian bronze age : unsettled climatic times -- Romans, M...
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Publisher
New York, NY Oxford University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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- Australian
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Summary
When we think of "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to its vicissitudes. Tony McMichael, a renowned epidemiologist and a pioneer in the field of how human health relates to climate change, is th...
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Climate change and the health of nations : famines, fevers, and the fate of populations / Anthony J. McMichael with Alistair Woodward and Cameron Muir.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/0221
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74VKVGR50OzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGR50OzX
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ISBN
9780190262952
0190262958
DDC
304.25
MMS ID
991024152419102626
