Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
Contents
1. The Crowded Cosmos -- 2. Why Populations Rise and Fall -- 3. Abraham's Seed: The Bible and Reproduction -- 4. The Black Death and the New Jerusalem -- 5. The Stolen Blessing: Population and the Environment -- 6. Shoving Children out of Lifeboats -- 7. The "Declining" Developed Nations -- 8. The Exploding Third World -- 9. Population Regulation and Justice -- 10. Coercion and Abortion in Population Management.