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20%OFFThomas Malthus - An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings - 9780141392820 - V9780141392820
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An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings

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Description for An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings Paperback. A title, in which, the author predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, wherein humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. Editor(s): Mayhew, Professor Robert. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.

Malthus' 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.

With an introduction by Robert Mayhew.

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141392820
SKU
V9780141392820
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-73

About Thomas Malthus
After graduating from Cambridge, Thomas Malthus settled in Hertfordshire as a lecturer in history and political economy at the East India Company College. Among his many works, An Essay on the Principle of Population was the most sucessful and most outrageous. He boldly opposed popular Enlightenment ideals of the 18th-century. Robert Mayhew is Professor of Historical Geography and Intellectual ... Read more

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