Invention of Scarcity - Malthus and the Margins of History

A radical new reading of eighteenth-century British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus, which recovers diverse ideas about subsistence production and environments later eclipsed by classical economics

About the author

Deborah Valenze is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College. A recipient of numerous fellowships, she has written four previous books on British culture and economic life. She lives in Cambridge, MA, and New York City.

Summary

A radical new reading of eighteenth-century British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus, which recovers diverse ideas about subsistence production and environments later eclipsed by classical economics

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Valenze, Valenze Deborah
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.2023
• EAN: 9780300246131
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24613-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society, Economic theory and philosophy