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World of Populations : Transnational Perspectives on Demography in the Twentieth Century by Corinna R. Unger (2014, Hardcover)
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PublisherBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101782384278
ISBN-139781782384274
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Number of Pages264 Pages
Publication NameWorld of Populations : Transnational Perspectives on Demography in the Twentieth Century
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDemography, Modern / 20th Century
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorCorinna R. Unger
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-009543
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Reviews"...an important step in writing global or transnational histories of demographic ideas and discourses... The volume offers insights into global and local interactions, covers major aspects of global family planning programmes and "overpopulation" debates, as well as contains case studies on the United States, Poland, Chile, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, and Melanesia." H-Soz-Kult "I learned something new on almost every page of A World of Populations, despite having worked very closely in this field. The case studies herein are surprising and fascinating, offering new geographies and perspectives. This book has made me intrigued and curious about demography and world population all over again." Alison Bashford, University of Cambridge, author of Global Population "Overall, this is a compelling, well-researched set of essays..[that] show us the nuanced, place-specific negotiations between international institutions and experts, national political entities, and local actors... Both the overall picture and the specific stories provided in this text are important contributions to the emerging literature on the history and social studies of demography and population policy." Saul Halfon, Virginia Tech, "...an important step in writing global or transnational histories of demographic ideas and discourses... The volume offers insights into global and local interactions, covers major aspects of global family planning programmes and "overpopulation" debates, as well as contains case studies on the United States, Poland, Chile, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, and Melanesia." · H-Soz-Kult "I learned something new on almost every page of A World of Populations, despite having worked very closely in this field. The case studies herein are surprising and fascinating, offering new geographies and perspectives. This book has made me intrigued and curious about demography and world population all over again." · Alison Bashford, University of Cambridge, author of Global Population "Overall, this is a compelling, well-researched set of essays..[that] show us the nuanced, place-specific negotiations between international institutions and experts, national political entities, and local actors... Both the overall picture and the specific stories provided in this text are important contributions to the emerging literature on the history and social studies of demography and population policy." · Saul Halfon, Virginia Tech, "I learned something new on almost every page of A World of Populations, despite having worked very closely in this field. The case studies herein are surprising and fascinating, offering new geographies and perspectives. This book has made me intrigued and curious about demography and world population all over again." · Alison Bashford, University of Cambridge, author of Global Population "Overall, this is a compelling, well-researched set of essays..[that] show us the nuanced, place-specific negotiations between international institutions and experts, national political entities, and local actors...Both the overall picture and the specific stories provided in this text are important contributions to the emerging literature on the history and social studies of demography and population policy." · Saul Halfon, Virginia Tech
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal304.609/04
Table Of ContentList of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction: Counting, Constructing, and Controlling Populations: The History of Demography, Population Studies, and Family Planning in the Twentieth Century Corinna R. Unger and Heinrich Hartmann Part I: Producing Demographic Subjects: Transnational Discourses Chapter 1. The View From Below and the View From Above: What U.S. Census-taking Reveals about Social Representations in the Era of Jim Crow and Immigration Restriction Paul Schor Chapter 2. "Reproduction" as a New Demographic Issue in Interwar Poland Morgane Labbé Chapter 3. Family Planning: A Rational Choice? The Influence of Systems Approaches, Behavioralism, and Rational Choice Thinking on Mid-Twentieth Century Family Planning Programs Corinna R. Unger Chapter 4. "Overpopulation" and the Politics of Family Planning in Chile and Peru: Negotiating National Interests and Global Paradigms in a Cold War World Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney Chapter 5. Revisiting the Early 1970s Commoner-Ehrlich Debate about Population and Environment: Dueling Critiques of Production and Consumption in a Global Age Thomas Robertson Part II: Demographic Knowledge in Practice: Transfers and Transformations Chapter 6. "Counting People": The Emerging Field of Demography and the Mobilization of the Social Sciences in the Formation of Policy, South Korea since 1948 John Paul DiMoia Chapter 7. Laparoscopy as a Technology of Population Control: A Use-Centered History of Surgical Sterilization Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Chapter 8. A Twofold Discovery of Population: Assessing the Turkish Population by its "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices", 1962-1980 Heinrich Hartmann Chapter 9. Seeing Population as a Problem: Influences of the Construction of Population Knowledge on Kenyan Politics (1940s to 1980s) Maria Dörnemann Chapter 10. Filtering Demography and Biomedical Technologies: Melanesian Nurses and Global Population Concerns Alexandra Widmer Index
Synopsis"I learned something new on almost every page of A World of Populations, despite having worked very closely in this field. The case studies herein are surprising and fascinating, offering new geographies and perspectives. This book has made me intrigued and curious about demography and world population all over again." - Alison Bashford, University of Cambridge, author of Global Population "Overall, this is a compelling, well-researched set of essays.. that] show us the nuanced, place-specific negotiations between international institutions and experts, national political entities, and local actors...Both the overall picture and the specific stories provided in this text are important contributions to the emerging literature on the history and social studies of demography and population policy." - Saul Halfon, Virginia Tech Demographic study and the idea of a "population" was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was "natural." Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses and practices. Together, they present a global picture of the history of demographic knowledge. Heinrich Hartmann is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His book, Der Volksk rper bei der Musterung. Milit rstatistik und Demographie in Europa vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg (Wallstein 2011) received the Henry E. Sigerist Award in 2012. His research focuses on the history of nineteenth and twentieth century demography in Europe and on the history of Turkish modernization in a transnational perspective. Corinna R. Unger is Associate Professor of Modern European History at Jacobs University Bremen. Her research focuses on European, North American, and international history of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the history of knowledge, culture, and politics., Demographic study and the idea of a "population" was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was "natural." Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses and practices. Together, they present a global picture of the history of demographic knowledge.
LC Classification NumberHB851.W56 2014
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