{"product_id":"capacity-for-work-in-the-tropics-hardback-9780521309356","title":"Capacity for Work in the Tropics (Hardback) 9780521309356","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapacity for Work in the Tropics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. J. Collins (Edited by), Derek F. Roberts (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521309356, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 February 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"For both its content and the research it may stimulate, this volume is of value to a wide audience of medical anthropologists for their professional research and teaching.\"   Barry Bogin, Medical Anthropology Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWorking capacity is the physiological key to understanding man's ability, in technically less advanced communities, to exploit his environment, and hence to understanding his role in the ecological balance. In this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers. Topics cover the measurement of working capacity in populations: the functional consequences of malnutrition; growth, size and muscular efficiency; ethnic differences in working capacity; energy; expenditure and endemic disease; and energy flow in tropical ecosystems. These papers and their ensuing discussions lead to a series of recommendations on studies to be incorporated in the Decade of the Tropics research programme of the International Union of Biological Sciences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Measurement of working capacity in populations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Functional consequences of malnutrition\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growth stature and muscular efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ethnic and socio-cultural differences in working capacity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Energy expenditure and endemic disease\u003cbr\u003e 6. Research models in tropical ecosystems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medical anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medical anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medical%20anthropology%20%5BPSXM%5D%22\"\u003ePSXM\u003c\/a\u003e], Human biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20biology%20%5BPSX%5D%22\"\u003ePSX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007078322456,"sku":"9780521309356","price":85.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521309356i_72336127-40be-4733-92d1-7725cdad6b47.jpg?v=1691375000","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capacity-for-work-in-the-tropics-hardback-9780521309356","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}