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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811743903321

Autore

Chandrasekhar S (Sripati), <1918-2001., >

Titolo

Hungry people and empty lands : an essay on population problems and international tensions / / S. Chandrasekhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-88312-6

1-283-54661-2

1-136-88313-4

9786613859068

0-203-83922-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Development ; ; vol. 18

Disciplina

301.32

304.6

312

Soggetti

Food supply

Population

Emigration and immigration

Asia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1954 by G. Allen & Unwin.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HUNGRY PEOPLE AND EMPTY LANDS An Essay on Population Problems and International Tensions; Copyright; HUNGRY PEOPLE AND EMPTY LANDS AN ESSAY ON POPULATION PROBLEMS AND INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS; Copyright; Preface; CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Charts; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER I. The Demographic Cycle; CHAPTER II. World Demographic Disequilibrium; CHAPTER III. Demographic Danger Spots-Japan, China and India; CHAPTER IV. Population and Food Supply; CHAPTER V. Population and Peace; Appendices; APPENDIX A. The Race Question; APPENDIX B. The Freedom to Move

APPENDIX C.  North Borneo Wants Indian SettlersBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1954, this reissue deals with the problem of international tensions arising from demographic and fertility



differences, with special reference to such heavily populated Asian countries as China, Japan and India.