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The Resource The human tide : how population shaped the modern world, Paul Morland

The human tide : how population shaped the modern world, Paul Morland

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"A dazzling new history of the irrepressible demographic changes and mass migrations that have made and unmade nations, continents, and empires The rise and fall of the British Empire; the emergence of America as a superpower; the ebb and flow of global challenges from Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Soviet Russia. These are the headlines of history, but they cannot be properly grasped without understanding the role that population has played. The Human Tide shows how periods of rapid population transition--a phenomenon that first emerged in the British Isles but gradually spread across the globe--shaped the course of world history. Demography--the study of population--is the key to unlocking an understanding of the world we live in and how we got here."--Dust jacket flap
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First US edition.
Extent
vi, 344 pages
Contents
  • Part one: Population and history. Introduction
  • The weight of numbers
  • Part two: The gathering tide: among the Europeans. The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons
  • The German and Russian challenges
  • The passing of the 'great race'
  • The West since 1945: from baby-boom to mass immigration
  • Russia and the Eastern Bloc from 1945: the demography of Cold War defeat
  • Part three: The tide goes global beyond the Europeans. Japan, China and East Asia: the ageing of giants
  • The Middle East and North Africa: the demography of instability
  • Nothing new under the sun?: final frontiers and future vistas
  • Appendix I: How life expectancy is calculated
  • Appendix II: How the total fertility rate is calculated
Isbn
9781541788367
Instance
Label
The human tide : how population shaped the modern world
Title
The human tide
Title remainder
how population shaped the modern world
Statement of responsibility
Paul Morland
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"A dazzling new history of the irrepressible demographic changes and mass migrations that have made and unmade nations, continents, and empires The rise and fall of the British Empire; the emergence of America as a superpower; the ebb and flow of global challenges from Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Soviet Russia. These are the headlines of history, but they cannot be properly grasped without understanding the role that population has played. The Human Tide shows how periods of rapid population transition--a phenomenon that first emerged in the British Isles but gradually spread across the globe--shaped the course of world history. Demography--the study of population--is the key to unlocking an understanding of the world we live in and how we got here."--Dust jacket flap
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Morland, Paul
Dewey number
304.6
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Population
  • Population
  • Population
  • Population
Target audience
adult
Label
The human tide : how population shaped the modern world, Paul Morland
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part one: Population and history. Introduction -- The weight of numbers -- Part two: The gathering tide: among the Europeans. The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons -- The German and Russian challenges -- The passing of the 'great race' -- The West since 1945: from baby-boom to mass immigration -- Russia and the Eastern Bloc from 1945: the demography of Cold War defeat -- Part three: The tide goes global beyond the Europeans. Japan, China and East Asia: the ageing of giants -- The Middle East and North Africa: the demography of instability -- Nothing new under the sun?: final frontiers and future vistas -- Appendix I: How life expectancy is calculated -- Appendix II: How the total fertility rate is calculated
Control code
on1043578833
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First US edition.
Extent
vi, 344 pages
Isbn
9781541788367
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1043578833
Label
The human tide : how population shaped the modern world, Paul Morland
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part one: Population and history. Introduction -- The weight of numbers -- Part two: The gathering tide: among the Europeans. The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons -- The German and Russian challenges -- The passing of the 'great race' -- The West since 1945: from baby-boom to mass immigration -- Russia and the Eastern Bloc from 1945: the demography of Cold War defeat -- Part three: The tide goes global beyond the Europeans. Japan, China and East Asia: the ageing of giants -- The Middle East and North Africa: the demography of instability -- Nothing new under the sun?: final frontiers and future vistas -- Appendix I: How life expectancy is calculated -- Appendix II: How the total fertility rate is calculated
Control code
on1043578833
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First US edition.
Extent
vi, 344 pages
Isbn
9781541788367
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1043578833

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