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.