{"product_id":"the-new-worlds-of-thomas-robert-malthus-9780691164199","title":"The New Worlds of Thomas Robert Malthus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403811955031,"sku":"9780691164199","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691164199.jpg?v=1730484617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-worlds-of-thomas-robert-malthus-9780691164199","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}