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Fatal Misconception - The Struggle To Control World Population

Hardcover • 2008 • English

Fatal Misconception - The Struggle To Control World Population

By Matthew Connelly

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Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the “quality of life.” This movement eventually spanned the globe and carried out a series of astonishing experiments, from banning Asian immigration to paying poor people to be sterilized. Supported by affluent countries, foundati...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
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General and world history

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ISBN

9780674024236

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Fatal Misconception - The Struggle To Control World Population

Format

Hardcover

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