{"product_id":"a-world-of-populations-transnational-perspectives-on-demography-in-the-twentieth-century-9781785333514","title":"A World of Populations: Transnational","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDemographic study and the idea of a “population” was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was “natural.” Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses and practices. Together, they present a global picture of the history of demographic knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…an important step in writing global or transnational histories of demographic ideas and discourses… The volume offers insights into global and local interactions, covers major aspects of global family planning programmes and \"overpopulation\" debates, as well as contains case studies on the United States, Poland, Chile, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, and Melanesia.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· H-Soz-Kult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“I learned something new on almost every page of A World of Populations, despite having worked very closely in this field. The case studies herein are surprising and fascinating, offering new geographies and perspectives. This book has made me intrigued and curious about demography and world population all over again.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Alison Bashford\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Cambridge, author of \u003cem\u003eGlobal Population\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Overall, this is a compelling, well-researched set of essays..[that] show us the nuanced, place-specific negotiations between international institutions and experts, national political entities, and local actors… Both the overall picture and the specific stories provided in this text are important contributions to the emerging literature on the history and social studies of demography and population policy.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Saul Halfon\u003c\/strong\u003e, Virginia Tech\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Counting, Constructing, and Controlling Populations: The History of Demography, Population Studies, and Family Planning in the Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCorinna R. Unger and Heinrich Hartmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Producing Demographic Subjects: Transnational Discourses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe View From Below and the View From Above: What U.S. Census-taking Reveals about Social Representations in the Era of Jim Crow and Immigration Restriction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Schor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003e“Reproduction” as a New Demographic Issue in Interwar Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMorgane Labbé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eFamily Planning: A Rational Choice? The Influence of Systems Approaches, Behavioralism, and Rational Choice Thinking on Mid-Twentieth Century Family Planning Programs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCorinna R. Unger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003e“Overpopulation” and the Politics of Family Planning in Chile and Peru: Negotiating National Interests and Global Paradigms in a Cold War World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJadwiga E. Pieper Mooney\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eRevisiting the Early 1970s Commoner-Ehrlich Debate about Population and Environment: Dueling Critiques of Production and Consumption in a Global Age\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThomas Robertson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Demographic Knowledge in Practice: Transfers and Transformations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003e“Counting People”: The Emerging Field of Demography and the Mobilization of the Social Sciences in the Formation of Policy, South Korea since 1948\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Paul DiMoia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eLaparoscopy as a Technology of Population Control: A Use-Centered History of Surgical Sterilization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJesse Olszynko-Gryn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Twofold Discovery of Population: Assessing the Turkish Population by its “Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices”, 1962-1980\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHeinrich Hartmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eSeeing Population as a Problem: Influences of the Construction of Population Knowledge on Kenyan Politics (1940s to 1980s)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaria Dörnemann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eFiltering Demography and Biomedical Technologies: Melanesian Nurses and Global Population Concerns\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlexandra Widmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042389229911,"sku":"9781785333514","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785333514.jpg?v=1750954017","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-world-of-populations-transnational-perspectives-on-demography-in-the-twentieth-century-9781785333514","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}