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

Hanover, N.H. ; London : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, [2010], ©2010.

x, 337 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.