Global life systems : population, food, and disease in the process of globalization / Robert P. Clark.
| Author/creator | Clark, Robert P., 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2000. |
| Description | ix, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Life systems and globalization -- Population -- Food -- Disease -- Agriculture comes to Europe -- The biology of the silk road -- The biological impact of Europeans on Eastern North America, 1600-1800 -- Feeding industrial cities -- Global food networks in the information age -- Emerging (and re-emerging ) infectious diseases -- The loss of biodiversity -- Where do we go from here? The biology of interplanetary and interstellar migration. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00040300 |
| ISBN | 0742500748 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742500756 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GF50 .C53 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |