Re:The Myth of Scarcity and Its Threats to Human Society [pdf]
by orwin on Saturday March 02, 2024 @03:49PM
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Louis-Henri Fournet was probably the historian I've read that from first. You can find the book on Amazon, but it's in French (tableau synoptique de l'histoire du monde). I used to be quite interested in the first empire era, then found his book on it, then found the book I've told you about and now I just read stuff on western history, from Louise de Savoie to the first world war
18 to 20 millions in a smaller territory than modern France. I also read that northern Italy demography was the same density, and only reach the same density circa 1850, but i'm not sure if it's from Fournet or a criticism of Fournet (I love reading historians' criticism, but the majority are academic papers or thesis)
[edit] > That sounds really suspicious as description of France in the eighteenth century…
Yeah, I was adding to the argument, I'm 100% in agreement.
Re:The Myth of Scarcity and Its Threats to Human Society [pdf]
by littlestymaar on Sunday March 03, 2024 @01:18PM
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> Louis-Henri Fournet was probably the historian I've read that from first. You can find the book on Amazon, but it's in French (tableau synoptique de l'histoire du monde)
Merci (ça ne va pas poser trop de problème ;))
Never heard of that, any sources to recommend on the topic?
> Abundance of food, and local peace is clearly the common denominator for demographic transition
That sounds really suspicious as description of France in the eighteenth century…