The children of eve | louis p. cain, donald g. paterson

The Children of Eve is the first book to bring together general material about population and well-being in a single volume.

It presents a world history of demographic and economic change that ranges broadly over time and space and which emphasises the commonality of human experience.

* The first book to put together material about population and well-being in a single volume * Emphasizes the formative population history of Europe and North America over the years since the Middle Ages, and includes discussions of Asia and the southern hemisphere * The authors successfully maintain the difficult balance of addressing complex issues in a style that doesnt over-simplify the subject, whilst upholding an approach that is accessible to general readers and students* Designed to work as both a stand alone text or a supplement to textbooks in any number of courses.