Politics and population control [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history / / Kathleen A. Tobin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456734403321
• Autore: Tobin Kathleen A. <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-282-41783-5; 9786612417832; 0-313-05967-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.9
• Soggetti: Population policy - History; Birth control - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. RESOURCES; 2. ECONOMICS; 3. EUGENICS; 4. RACE; 5. COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM; 6. WAR; 7. NATION AND MIGRATION; 8. RELIGION; 9. CHILDREN AND FAMILY; 10. GENDER AND SEXUALITY; 11. TECHNOLOGY; 12. NUMBERS; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What is population history about? It's about birth rates, migration, and economies. It's about families, women, and babies. It is about agricultural production, military conflict, colonies, and race. In short, population history is the human story. This book shows that population issues-numbers of people, how to feed them, their employment, racial makeup, intelligence, health, sexual behavior, and reproduction-have concerned authorities for centuries. The primary documents in this volume illustrate those concerns from the mid-18th century to the present. Provided is background information on e