The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap

by Alan Macfarlane

Book Overview

This book aims to solve the problem of how parts of mankind escaped from an apparently inevitable trap of war, famine and disease in the last three hundred years. Through a detailed comparative analysis of English and Japanese history it explores such matters as the destruction of war, decline of famine, importance of certain drinks (especially tea), the use of human excrement and the effects of housing, clothing and bathing on human health. It also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403904324
• ISBN13: 9781403904324
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"