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

By Alan Macfarlane

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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 300 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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1403904324

ISBN13:9781403904324

Release Date:November 2002

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:427 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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