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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In their important and persuasive new book, Bashford and Chaplin argue that, far from being an uncaring figure with tunnel vision, Malthus, properly understood, anticipates some of the most pressing international circumstances of our time... [A] provocative and profound work."--Mark S. Micale, Times Literary Supplement "Penetrating reappraisal of the philosopher's Essay on the Principle of Population."--Barb Kiser, Nature "A towering publication of prime intellect if ever there was one."--David Marx Book Reviews "Overall, an interesting, articulate work that effectively argues for placing Malthus in the context of world history."--Choice
Table of ContentsIllustrations vii Tables vii Introduction 1 Part I: Population and the New World 1 Population, Empire, and America 17 2 Writing the Essay 54 Part II: New Worlds in the Essay, c. 1803 3 New Holland 91 4 The Americas 116 5 The South Sea 146 Part III: Malthus and the New World, 1803- 1834 6 Slavery and Abolition 171 7 Colonization and Emigration 201 8 The Essay in New Worlds 237 Coda 276 Acknowledgments 285 Abbreviations 287 Notes 289 Bibliography 317 Index 345
