Malthus

'an Essay on the Principle of Population'
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-42972-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 426 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Reihe: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

This volume makes available to a student audience one of the most controversial and misunderstood works published during the last two hundred years. Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population began life in 1798 as a polite attack on some post-French-revolutionary speculations on the theme of social and human perfectibility. It remains one of the most powerful statements of the limits to human hopes set by the tension between population growth and natural resources. This edition is based on the authoritative variorum of the mature versions of the Essay published over the period 1803 to 1826. The introduction, notes and bibliographic apparatus are aimed specifically at a modern audience interested in how Malthusianism impinges on the history of political thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malthus, Thomas R.

Malthus, T. R.

Malthus, Thomas Robert

Winch, Donald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Acknowledgements and notes on the text; Principle events in the life of Robert Malthus; Biographical notes; Guide to further reading; Essay on the Principle of Population; Index.