The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap

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Wiley, May 28, 1997 - History - 446 pages
Through detailed comparative analysis of English and Japanese history the book explores such matters as the destruction of war, decline of famine, the control of fertility.

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The Savage Wars of Peace
Alan Macfarlane
No preview available - 2003
The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap
A. Macfarlane
No preview available - 2002

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About the author (1997)

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 Economy. His previous books include The Origins of English Individualism, (1978) Marriage and Love in England (1986) and The Culture of Capitalism (1987), all published by Blackwell Publishers Ltd.

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Title The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap
Author Alan Macfarlane
Edition illustrated
Publisher Wiley, 1997
ISBN 0631181172, 9780631181170
Length 446 pages
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History / General
History / Historiography
   
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