Malthus : the life and legacies of an untimely prophet
Robert J. Mayhew
| Year of publication: |
2014
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| Authors: | Mayhew, Robert J. |
| Other Persons: | Malthus, Thomas Robert (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : The Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Thomas Robert Malthus | Ökonomen | Economists | Großbritannien | United Kingdom | Bevölkerungstheorie | Population theory | Umweltökonomik | Environmental economics | Ökonomische Ideengeschichte | History of economic thought | Theorie | Theory | An essay on the principle of population as it affects the future improvement of the society | Principles of political economy considered with a view to their practical application | Demographie | Ressourcen | Umwelt | Ideengeschichte |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [h-net.org] |
| Extent: | 284 S. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Prologue: opening the door on Malthus's rollercoasterBefore Malthus: population, economy and environment in eighteenth century England -- Prophets of perfection: a revolutionary triptych -- The first inconvenient truth: Malthus's essay and the quiet revolution of 1798 -- "Diarrhoea of the intellect": Malthus as the malign muse of romanticism -- Malthus and the making of environmental economics -- Malthus and the Victorians: age of eclipse or éminence grise? -- Devils disclosed: Malthus and the dismal age -- Spaceships and slums, bets and bombs: Malthus the transatlantic celebrity -- Malthus today: new population bombs, climate change and collapse -- Epilogue: high time for the untimely prophet. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-72871-4 |
| Classification: | Bevölkerungspolitik ; Großbritannien, Irland |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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