| Description |
xiii,397 pages : illustrations ; 24cm |
| Contents |
1. Malthusian Analysis of Global Crisis -- 2. Politics of Global Population Control -- 3. Historical Evolution of Socio-Demographic Relations -- 4. Social Structural Determinants of Fertility -- 5. Political Economy of Poverty -- 6. Political Economy of the Environment -- 7. Political Economy of Violence and Insecurity -- 8. Towards Psycho-Social Transformation -- App. 1. Women, Population and the Environment: Call for a New Approach -- App. 2. The Seville Statement on Violence -- App. 3. Responsible Wealth: A Call to Action -- App. 4. Networks and Organizations |
| Summary |
Looks at conventional ideologies of population control - from Malthusianism to the contraceptive revolution. Provides an alternative analysis of 'overpopulation' - exploring the roots of the environmental crisis, violence and inequality en route |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Subject |
Birth control.
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Feminist theory.
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Overpopulation.
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Population policy.
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Population.
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Family Planning Services.
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Women.
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| LC no. |
96036915 |
| ISBN |
1856494276 (cased) |
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1856494284 (paperback) |
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