Tag: nutrition

World Food Day

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October 16th is World Food Day, a day of action against hunger. This day is an opportunity to come together and put an end to hunger by learning and educating about food, farming and nutrition. Join the global movement to end hunger! For more information on events, themes, or how you can make a different please visit Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

 

With this in mind we present a selection of relevant titles, and offer a 25% discount on all our Food and Nutrition books. At checkout, simply enter the code WFD18, valid though November 16th, 2018.

 

 

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Five Myths about Anorexia

By Richard O’Connor, author of From Virtue to Vice

 

Richard O’Connor, professor of anthropology at the University of the South, is the author of From Virtue to Vice: Negotiating Anorexia. His book, written with Penny van Esterik, is Volume 4 in our Food, Nutrition and Culture Series that takes an anthropological perspective to human nutrition and food habits. In this blog post, Professor O’Connor debunks five commonly held beliefs on the disease that benefits clinicians, patients, and the friends and family of those who struggle with anorexia.

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Academic Book Week is Here!

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Academic Book Week will be celebrated in the UK and internationally from 9-16 November 2015, and it’s organized as part of the Academic Book of the Future Project.

 

This week-long series of events aims to raise awareness for the variety and accessibility of academic books and to enhance the wider debate about the value of arts and humanities research in the UK.

 

Berghahn is delighted to celebrate Academic Book Week with special offers on all titles in the followring seven Featured Series.

Get 50% off orders placed via our website between 9th and 15th November when you enter the code BBABW at checkout!

 

 

 

 

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