New Perspectives on Malthus

Herausgeber: Mayhew, Robert J

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Produktbeschreibung

Thomas Malthus was a pioneer in demography, economics and social science more generally. This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary collection of essays by leading Malthus scholars reassesses his achievements in historical context and then looks at the complex reception of his ideas up to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781107077737
• ISBN-10: 1107077737
• Artikelnr.: 45019785

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: 'Alps on Alps arise': revisiting Malthus Robert J. Mayhew
Part I. Malthus in Historical Context: 1. Who were the pre-Malthusians? Ted McCormick
2. Malthus and Godwin: rights, utility and productivity Gregory Claeys
3. Malthus and the 'end of poverty' Niall O'Flaherty
4. Malthus and the New World Alison Bashford and Joyce E. Chaplin
5. Island, nation, planet: Malthus in the Enlightenment Fredrik Albritton Jonsson
Part II. The Reception of Malthus: 6. Malthus, women and fiction Ella Dzelzainis
7. The anti-Malthusian tradition in the Victorian evolution debates Piers J. Hale
8. Imagine all the people: fear, philanthropy and the 'peasant problem' in Asia David Nally
9. The publication bomb: the birth of modern environmentalism and the editing of Malthus's Essay Robert J. Mayhew
10. Malthus today Derek S. Hoff and Thomas Robertson
Afterword Karen O'Brien
Bibliography
Index.