Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword: The Many Moments of Malthusianism ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. A Note Regarding Texts and Usage xvii
6. Introduction: On an Overgrown Path—Linking Population and Environmental History 1
7. Part 1: Before Malthus
8. 1. Introduction 12
9. 2. From Anon., Certayne Causes Gathered Together, Wherin Is Shewed the Decaye of England (1552) 20
10. 3. From Giovanni Botero, The Cause of the Greatnesse of Cities (1635) 23
11. 4. From Gabriel Plattes, A Discovery of Infinite Treasure (1639) 25
12. 5. From John Graunt, Natural and Political Observations (1662) 28
13. 6. From David Hume, “Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations” (1742) 33
14. 7. From Robert Wallace, A Dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind, in Antient and Modern Times (1753) 39
15. 8. From Benjamin Franklin, “Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind” (1755) 44
16. 9. From Thomas Short, A Comparative History of the Increase and Decrease of Mankind in England (1767) 48
17. 10. From Richard Price, Observations on Reversionary Payments (1772) 51
18. Part 2: The Malthus Wars
19. Introduction 55
20. 1. From William Godwin, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793) 61
21. 2. From Marquis de Condorcet, Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795) 66
22. 3. From Thomas Robert Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798) 72
23. 4. From William Godwin, Of Population (1820) 82
24. 5. From Thomas Robert Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population (1826) 89
25. 6. From Thomas Robert Malthus, A Summary View of the Principle of Population (1830) 91
26. 7. From Mary Shelley, The Last Man (1826) 93
27. Part 3: Evolving Debates
28. Introduction 96
29. 1. From Charles Darwin, “Extracts from an Unpublished Work on Species” (1839) 102
30. 2. From Petr Kropotkin, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (1902) 107
31. 3. From W. Stanley Jevons, The Coal Question (1865) 112
32. 4. From Alfred Russel Wallace, “Free-Trade Principles and the Coal Question” (1873) 116
33. 5. From John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy (1848) 121
34. 6. From John Ruskin, Unto This Last: Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy (1862) 124
35. 7. From Annie Besant, The Law of Population and Its Relation to Socialism (1886) 128
36. 8. From John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) 131
37. 9. From Aldous Huxley, “What Is Happening to Our Population?” (1934) 134
38. 10. From Josué de Castro, “The Cycle of the Crab” (1937) 138
39. Part 4: The Population Bomb
40. Introduction 141
41. 1. From William Vogt, The Road to Survival (1948) 147
42. 2. From Radhakamal Mukerjee, “Population Theory and Politics” (1941) 150
43. 3. From John Boyd Orr, The White Man’s Dilemma (1953) 156
44. 4. From Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb (1968) 159
45. 5. From Garrett Hardin, “The Tragedy of the Commons” (1968) 164
46. 6. From Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Malthus and America: A Report about Food and People (1974) 169
47. 7. From Barry Commoner, “A Bulletin Dialogue on The Closing Circle: Response” (1972) 174
48. 8. From Mahmood Mamdani, “The Ideology of Population Control” (1976) 178
49. 9. From Amartya Sen, “Famines as Failures of Exchange Entitlements” (1976) 181
50. 10. From Norman Borlaug, “The Green Revolution, Peace, and Humanity” (1970) 184
51. 11. From Elinor Ostrom, Governing the Commons (1990) 189
52. 12. From Julian Simon, “Resources, Population, Environment: An Oversupply of False Bad News” (1980) 193
53. Part 5: The Malthus Wars Today
54. Introduction 197
55. 1. From Jessica Tuchman Mathews, “Redefining Security” (1989) 203
56. 2. From Robert D. Kaplan, “The Coming Anarchy” (1994) 206
57. 3. From Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005) 209
58. 4. From Jack A. Goldstone, “The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World” (2010) 213
59. 5. From John Beddington, “Professor Sir John Beddington’s Speech at SDUK 09” (2009) 217
60. 6. From Joel E. Cohen, “Population and Climate Change” (2010) 222
61. 7. From Brian O’Neill et al., “Global Demographic Trends and Future Carbon Emissions” (2010) 225
62. 8. From Paul J. Crutzen, “Geology of Mankind” (2002) 228
63. 9. From Johan Rockström et al., “Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity” 230
64. 10. From Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment, “Women, Population, and the Environment: Call for a New Approach” (1993) 233
65. 11. From Betsy Hartmann, “Population, Environment and Security: A New Trinity” (1998) 236
66. 12. From Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations (1999) 241
67. 13. From Jade Sasser, “From Darkness into Light: Race, Population, and Environmental Advocacy” (2014) 245
68. Index 249
69. About the Author 253
70. Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books 254