Description
| Product ID: | 9780141392820 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings |
| Authors: | Author: Thomas Malthus, Robert Mayhew |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Biography and non-fiction prose, Prose: non-fiction, Population and demography, Population & demography |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A title, in which, the author predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, wherein humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. Malthus'' life''s work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. He significantly influenced the thinking of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and his theories continue to raise important questions today in the fields of social theory, economics and the environment. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-06-04 |
