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Politics and population control : a documentary history / / Kathleen A. Tobin



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Autore: Tobin Kathleen A. <1957-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Politics and population control : a documentary history / / Kathleen A. Tobin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 171 pages)
Disciplina: 363.9
Soggetto topico: Population policy - History
Birth control - History
Social policy - History
Population - History
Overpopulation - History
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
Titolo autorizzato: Politics and population control  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-41783-5
9786612417832
0-313-05967-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781098603321
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