How Long to Read The Invention of Scarcity

How Long Does it Take to Read The Invention of Scarcity?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read The Invention of Scarcity by Deborah Valenze

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A radical new reading of eighteenth-century British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus, which recovers diverse ideas about subsistence production and environments later eclipsed by classical economics With the publication of Essay on the Principle of Population and its projection of food shortages in the face of ballooning populations, British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus secured a leading role in modern political and economic thought. In this startling new interpretation, Deborah Valenze reveals how canonical readings of Malthus fail to acknowledge his narrow understanding of what constitutes food production. Valenze returns to the eighteenth-century contexts that generated his arguments, showing how Malthus mobilized a redemptive narrative of British historical development and dismissed the varied ways that people adapted to the challenges of subsistence needs. She uses history, anthropology, food studies, and animal studies to redirect our attention to the margins of Malthus's essay, where activities such as hunting, gathering, herding, and gardening were rendered extraneous. She demonstrates how Malthus's omissions and his subsequent canonization provided a rationale for colonial imposition of British agricultural models, regardless of environmental diversity. By broadening our conception of human livelihoods, Valenze suggests pathways to resistance against the hegemony of Malthusian political economy. The Invention of Scarcity invites us to imagine a world where monoculture is in retreat and the margins are recentered as spaces of experimentation, nimbleness, and human flourishing.

How long is The Invention of Scarcity?

The Invention of Scarcity by Deborah Valenze is 277 pages long, and a total of 71,189 words.

This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Invention of Scarcity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 29 minutes to read The Invention of Scarcity aloud.

What Reading Level is The Invention of Scarcity?

The Invention of Scarcity is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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