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More - Population, Nature, and What Women Want (Hardcover, Ultimate / Eng-)
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More - Population, Nature, and What Women Want (Hardcover, Ultimate / Eng-)
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In the capital of Ghana, a teenager nicknamed "Condom Sister"
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 planet's resources. Robert Engelman offers a
decidedly different vision - one that celebrates women's widespread
desire for smaller families. Mothers aren't seeking more children,
he argues, but more for their children. If they're 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, women's autonomy, and the natural world is as
old as humanity itself. He traces pivotal developments in our
history that set population - and society - on its current
trajectory, from hominids' first steps on two feet to the
persecution of "witches" in Europe to the creation of modern
contraception. Both personal and sweeping, "More" explores how
population growth has shaped modern civilization - and 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.
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