Book ID: CBB987385119

An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings (2015)

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Malthus, Thomas Robert (Author)
Mayhew, Robert (Editor)


Penguin


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 352 pages
Language: English

The provocative historical work on social economy, demography, and population controlMalthus' life's work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. He significantly influenced the thinking of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and his theories continue to raise important questions today in the fields of social theory, economics and the environment. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Authors & Contributors
McCormick, Ted
Bashford, Alison
Merchant, Emily Klancher
Castro Arcos, Javier
Lee, Sujin
Sakai, Naoki
Concepts
Population
Demography; population research
Eugenics
Birth control; contraception; sterilization
Science and politics
Statistics
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
17th century
Places
United States
France
England
Great Britain
Kansas (U.S.)
Northern Europe
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