New Perspectives on Malthus

Herausgeber: Mayhew, Robert J

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Produktbeschreibung

Marking the 250th anniversary of his birth, this wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study reassesses Thomas Malthus's contested achievements and legacies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781107434691
• ISBN-10: 1107434696
• Artikelnr.: 53932404

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.