Malthus : the life and legacies of an untimely prophet /

Mayhew, Robert J. 1971-

Malthus : the life and legacies of an untimely prophet / Robert J. Mayhew. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (284 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue: opening the door on Malthus's roller coaster -- Before Malthus -- Prophets of perfection: a revolutionary triptych -- Malthus's Essay and the quiet revolution of 1798 -- Malthus as the malign muse of romanticism -- Malthus and the making of environmental economics -- Malthus and the Victorians -- Malthus and the dismal age -- Malthus the transatlantic celebrity -- Malthus today -- Epilogue: high time for the untimely prophet.



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Demographers--Great Britain--Biography.
Economists--Great Britain--Biography.


Electronic Books.

HB863 / .M358 2014