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Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
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Smil, Vaclav.Kobayashi, Kazuhiko,

An examination of the transformation of the Japanese diet from subsistence to abundance and an assessment of the consequences for health, longevity, and the environment.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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9780262305389
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1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) :illustrations.
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Why America is not a new Rome
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Smil, Vaclav.

An investigation of the America-Rome analogy that goes deeper than the facile comparisons made on talk shows and in glossy magazine articles.America's post-Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America no longer perceived as invulnerable, engaged in protracted fighting in Iraq…

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9780262283885
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1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Energies :an illustrated guide to the biosphere and civilization
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Smil, Vaclav.

Originally published: 1999.Accurate, balanced AND imaginative.In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil presents a comprehensive and integrated survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips. Written in a scientifically sophisticated yet accessible style, Energies consists of eighty-two short essays organized under six …

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9780262283830
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1 online resource (314 pages) :illustrations, maps
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