Description: This book aims to solve the problem of how parts of mankind escaped from an apparently inevitable trap of war, famine and disease in the last three hundred years. Through a detailed comparative analysis of English and Japanese history it explores such matters as the destruction of war, decline of famine, importance of certain drinks (especially tea), the use of human excrement and the effects of housing, clothing and bathing on human health. It also shows how the English and Japanese controlled fertility through marriage and sexual patterns, biological and contraceptive factors, abortion and infanticide. ALAN MACFARLANE is Professor of Anthropological Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College. In 1986 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. His previous books include The Making of the Modern World and The Riddle of the Modern World, both published by Palgrave.
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EAN: 9781403904324
UPC: 9781403904324
ISBN: 9781403904324
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Item Length: 23.7 cm
Book Title: The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Author: A. Macfarlane
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Anthropology, History
Publisher: Palgrave USA
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 701g
Number of Pages: 427 Pages
