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In the capital of Ghana, a teenager nicknamed âCondom Sisterâ trolls the streets to educate other young people about contraception. Her work and her own aspirations point to a remarkable shift not only in the West African nation, where just a few decades ago women had nearly seven children on average, but around the globe. While world population continues to grow, family size keeps dropping in countries as diverse as Switzerland and South Africa. The phenomenon has some lamenting the imminent extinction of humanity, while others warn that our numbers will soon outgrow the planetâs resources. Robert Engelman offers a decidedly different visionâone that celebrates womenâs widespread desire for smaller families. Mothers arenât seeking more children, he argues, but more for their children. If theyâre able to realize their intentions, we just might suffer less climate change, hunger, and disease, not to mention sky-high housing costs and infuriating traffic jams. In More, Engelman shows that this three-way dance between population, womenâs autonomy, and the natural world is as old as humanity itself. He traces pivotal developments in our history that set populationâand societyâon its current trajectory, from hominidsâ first steps on two feet to the persecution of âwitchesâ in Europe to the creation of modern contraception. Both personal and sweeping, More explores how population growth has shaped modern civilizationâand humanity as we know it. The result is a mind-stretching exploration of parenthood, sex, and culture through the ages. Yet for all its fascinating historical detail, More is primarily about the choices we face today. Whether society supports women to have children when and only when they choose to will not only shape their lives, but the world all our children will inherit.
Hardcover:
9781597260190 | 1 edition (Island Pr, May 8, 2008), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: In the capital of Ghana, a teenager nicknamed âCondom Sisterâ trolls the streets to educate other young people about contraception.
CD/Spoken Word:
9781597264433 | Island Pr, May 15, 2008, cover price $25.95
Paperback:
9781878071965 | Worldwatch Inst, October 1, 2010, cover price $12.95
Paperback:
9781878071897 | Worldwatch Inst, April 30, 2009, cover price $18.95
9781878071880 | Worldwatch Inst, April 30, 2009, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Book by Assadourian, Erik, Chafe, Zoe, Chiu, Amanda, Doherty, Hannah, Engelman, Robert
Paperback:
9781878071927, titled "Global Environmental Change: The Threat to Human Health" | Worldwatch Inst, January 1, 2009, cover price $12.95
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