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Strength in numbers, population, reproduction, and power in eighteenth-century France, Carol Blum

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Strength in numbers, population, reproduction, and power in eighteenth-century France, Carol Blum
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Strength in numbers
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Carol Blum
Review
"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 Strength in Numbers: Population, Reproduction, and Power in Eighteenth-Century France, Carol Blum shows how intellectuals used "natalism" as a means of criticizing the monarchy and the Catholic Church in their pursuit of social change."--BOOK JACKET
Sub title
population, reproduction, and power in eighteenth-century France
Classification
Content