Strength in numbers : population, reproduction, and power in eighteenth-century France /

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"In the eighteenth century France became convinced it was losing population. While not technically true (France was merely failing to gain population as rapidly as Great Britain and the German states), the public's belief in a national fertility crisis had far-reaching consequences. In Str...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blum, Carol, 1934-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Human reproduction > Moral and ethical aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Sexual ethics > France > History > 18th century.
Social values > France > History > 18th century.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect moral > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Morale sexuelle > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Valeurs sociales > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Human reproduction > Moral and ethical aspects.
Population policy.
Sexual ethics.
Social values.
Bevölkerungspolitik
Bevolkingspolitiek.
Seksuele ethiek.
Sociale waarden.
France > Population policy > History > 18th century.
France > Politique démographique > Histoire > 18e siècle.
France.
Frankreich
History.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter One: The Value of Kings ""; ""Chapter Two: and the “Depopulation Lettersâ€?""; ""Chapter Three: Celibacy""; ""Chapter Four: Divorce, the Demographic Spur""; ""Chapter Five: Polygamy""; ""Chapter Six: Rousseau and the Paradoxes of Reproduction""; ""Chapter Seven: Population Politics in Revolution""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

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