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The Rise and Decline of India's Population Problem in the Twentieth Century: Debating Demography
Contributor(s): Nair, Rahul (Author)
ISBN: 1138308285     ISBN-13: 9781138308282
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $137.70  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2028
This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of December 31, 2028
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
- History | Modern - 20th Century
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
Physical Information: 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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This book examines the historical and discursive construction of India's 'population problem' through the shared concerns of British colonial officials and Indians regarding the high birth and death rates, maternal health, food supply, the quality of India's population, and conceptions of development that incorporated economic planning and a scientific modernity.