The Weight Of Obesity: Hunger And Global Health In Postwar Guatemala

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Book Title: Weight of Obesity : Hunger and Global Health in Postwar Guatemala

Item Length: 9.3in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Emily Yates-Dörr

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Sociology / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Anthropology / General, Diet & Nutrition / General, Bariatrics

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science

Item Weight: 16.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 250 Pages