{"product_id":"the-invention-of-scarcity-9780300246131","title":"The Invention of Scarcity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA radical new reading of eighteenth-century British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus, which recovers diverse ideas about subsistence production and environments later eclipsed by classical economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Importantly, Valenze shows in perhaps the most impressive part of her book that Malthus knew about the alternative strategies of subsistence on the margins, but chose to ignore them.” —Robert Mayhew, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a searching, serious, and thoroughly coherent critique of Malthusian thought and one of the most interesting and energizing books that I have read in recent years.”—Steve Hindle, author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Parish? The Micro-Politics of Poor Relief in Rural England, c. 1550–1750\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moving beyond existing scholarship, Deborah Valenze offers an engaging and convincing new perspective on Malthus.”—Timothy Alborn, author of \u003ci\u003eAll That Glittered: Britain’s Most Precious Metal from Adam Smith to the Gold Rush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Scarcity\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative account of how deeply held foundational beliefs made a very intelligent man unable to see his world as it was.”—Thomas W. Laqueur, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The consequences of Thomas Malthus’s thesis about populations and scarcity have been—and still are—devastating. Deborah Valenze brilliantly reveals what Malthus failed to see, especially about the resiliency of rural communities past and present.”—Samuel Moyn, author of \u003ci\u003eNot Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Valenze’s brilliant unpacking of the racist assumptions of Malthus’ essay on population will go a long way towards laying to rest the ghost of Malthus that still haunts debates on human numbers and planetary hunger. \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Scarcity \u003c\/i\u003eis an exemplary exercise in decolonizing imperial political economy.”—Dipesh Chakrabarty, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733515153751,"sku":"9780300246131","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300246131.jpg?v=1720000385","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-invention-of-scarcity-9780300246131","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}