The Malthusian Handbook by Anonymous
"The Malthusian Handbook" by Anonymous is a socio-political guide written in the late 19th century, specifically in 1898. The work addresses the pressing issue of poverty and its relationship with population growth, arguing that unchecked population increase is the primary cause of social ills. The author aims to equip readers, particularly the lower classes, with the knowledge and means to control their family sizes to prevent the cycle of poverty. The opening
of the book presents a thorough examination of societal poverty, drawing connections between overpopulation and various social problems such as crime and disease. It introduces the ideas of Thomas Robert Malthus and highlights the need for understanding and implementing birth control as a preventive measure against poverty. By analyzing nature's laws regarding population growth, the text sets the stage for discussing practical methods for controlling family size, emphasizing that knowledge in this area is crucial for the well-being of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | ca29000516 |
| Title |
The Malthusian Handbook Designed to Induce Married People to Limit Their Families Within Their Means. |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Birth control |
| Subject | Malthusianism |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 59480 |
| Release Date | May 11, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 373 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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