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Politics pervades every link in the food chain from the farm to the
fork. It influences what foods we eat, how much they cost, what we
know about them, and how safe they are. This book brings the point
home by focusing on the vexing issue of dietary fat content - known
to be a health menace but also an ingredient in many or most of our
best-loved foods. Through this prism, Dr. Sims explores the
politics of food assistance programmes (with a case study of the
National School Lunch programme); agricultural policy (for example,
the price premium paid to farmers for milk with high butterfat
content); food content (with case studies of food labelling and the
approval process for fat substitutes); and dietary change (with a
case study of nutrition education programmes). The book concludes
with consideration of the costs and benefits of government
intervention and nonintervention in food policy from the supply
side to the demand side and its consequences for human health (and
happiness). "The Politics of Fat" shows how government policy
affects not only breakfast, lunch and dinner, but also our
between-meal snacks; explores the nexus of health policy and
agricultural policy from price supports to trade policy; and is
written in an accessible style enlivened by discussion-provoking
case studies.
Politics pervades every link in the food chain from the farm to the
fork. It influences what foods we eat, how much they cost, what we
know about them, and how safe they are. This book brings the point
home by focusing on the vexing issue of dietary fat content - known
to be a health menace but also an ingredient in many or most of our
best-loved foods. Through this prism, Dr. Sims explores the
politics of food assistance programmes (with a case study of the
National School Lunch programme); agricultural policy (for example,
the price premium paid to farmers for milk with high butterfat
content); food content (with case studies of food labelling and the
approval process for fat substitutes); and dietary change (with a
case study of nutrition education programmes). The book concludes
with consideration of the costs and benefits of government
intervention and nonintervention in food policy from the supply
side to the demand side and its consequences for human health (and
happiness). "The Politics of Fat" shows how government policy
affects not only breakfast, lunch and dinner, but also our
between-meal snacks; explores the nexus of health policy and
agricultural policy from price supports to trade policy; and is
written in an accessible style enlivened by discussion-provoking
case studies.
Arising from a research project on depression in the eighteenth
century, this book discusses the experience of depressive states
both in terms of existing modes of thought and expression, and of
attempts to describe and live with suffering. It also asks what
present-day society can learn about depression from the
eighteenth-century experience.
Arising from a research project on depression in the eighteenth
century, this book discusses the experience of depressive states
both in terms of existing modes of thought and expression, and of
attempts to describe and live with suffering. It also asks what
present-day society can learn about depression from the
eighteenth-century experience.
This monograph presents a detailed and unified treatment of the
theory of reduced order systems. Covered topics include reduced
order modeling, reduced order estimation, reduced order control,
and the design of reduced order compensators for stochastic
systems. Special emphasis is placed on optimization using a
quadratic performance criterion. Both continuous and discrete time
linear dynamical systems are considered, and state space system
representation is used throughout the book. It provides a coherent
view of the recent theory of reduced order theory and its
applications including a wide range of application problems,
solutions and unresolved issues.
This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.
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My Mystery Ships (Paperback)
Gordon Campbell; Foreword by William S. Sims; Introduction by Lewis Bayly
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R1,048
Discovery Miles 10 480
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
A collection of short stories, written with heart and humor -
revolving around inanimate objects. The objects that utilize a play
on words are a catalyst for the short stories and may spark one's
own memory. The short story form within a targeted time can convey
really powerful messages. These tidbit triplets will tantilize your
literary hunger.
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My Mystery Ships (Hardcover)
Gordon Campbell; Foreword by William S. Sims; Introduction by Lewis Bayly
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R1,332
Discovery Miles 13 320
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
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My Mystery Ships (Hardcover)
Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell; Foreword by Rear-Admiral William S. Sims
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R1,343
Discovery Miles 13 430
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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1929. And an Introduction by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. Illustrations
from photographs and sketches and diagrams by Lieutenant J. E.
Broome. An interesting account by Campbell in his own words of his
experiences on board the mystery ships in which he served. Mystery
ships were camouflaged to appear like peaceful merchant ships, but
with real guns that were hidden until a few seconds before opening
fire, or more frequently opening fire the instant the guns were
disclosed. They cruised on the trade routes hoping to encounter an
enemy submarine so that they might attract her attention, and then
when the submarine came to the surface to sink her because of
heavier armament. He relates the encounters with the enemy, both
successful and unsuccessful and how his crew were the only ones
who, not only once, but twice, succeeded in sinking an enemy
submarine after their own ship had been torpedoed.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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My Mystery Ships (Paperback)
Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell; Foreword by Rear-Admiral William S. Sims
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R957
Discovery Miles 9 570
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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1929. And an Introduction by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. Illustrations
from photographs and sketches and diagrams by Lieutenant J. E.
Broome. An interesting account by Campbell in his own words of his
experiences on board the mystery ships in which he served. Mystery
ships were camouflaged to appear like peaceful merchant ships, but
with real guns that were hidden until a few seconds before opening
fire, or more frequently opening fire the instant the guns were
disclosed. They cruised on the trade routes hoping to encounter an
enemy submarine so that they might attract her attention, and then
when the submarine came to the surface to sink her because of
heavier armament. He relates the encounters with the enemy, both
successful and unsuccessful and how his crew were the only ones
who, not only once, but twice, succeeded in sinking an enemy
submarine after their own ship had been torpedoed.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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Zanesville (Hardcover)
Kathryn Lynch, Michael S Sims
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R842
R691
Discovery Miles 6 910
Save R151 (18%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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