The Theory Of Population: Essays In Marxist Research
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A rigorous work of Marxist political economy, The Theory of Population: Essays in Marxist Research presents a systematic analysis of population dynamics through the lens of historical materialism and socialist thought. D. I. Valentey argues that bourgeois demographic theories are fundamentally inadequate for understanding population processes, and instead advances a Marxist framework that situates population growth, structure, and movement within the broader context of socioeconomic formations. The work details the relationship between modes of production and demographic trends, illustrating how capitalist and socialist societies generate fundamentally different population laws. Written in the authoritative and analytical tone characteristic of Soviet academic scholarship, it engages seriously with both classical Marxist texts and contemporary demographic data to build a coherent theoretical alternative to Malthusian and neo-Malthusian perspectives. Scholars of demography, political economy, and the history of socialist thought will find it an essential primary source for understanding how Marxist theory approached one of the twentieth century's most contested social science debates.
Author: D. I. Valentey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Progress Publishers, Moscow
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A rigorous work of Marxist political economy, The Theory of Population: Essays in Marxist Research presents a systematic analysis of population dynamics through the lens of historical materialism and socialist thought. D. I. Valentey argues that bourgeois demographic theories are fundamentally inadequate for understanding population processes, and instead advances a Marxist framework that situates population growth, structure, and movement within the broader context of socioeconomic formations. The work details the relationship between modes of production and demographic trends, illustrating how capitalist and socialist societies generate fundamentally different population laws. Written in the authoritative and analytical tone characteristic of Soviet academic scholarship, it engages seriously with both classical Marxist texts and contemporary demographic data to build a coherent theoretical alternative to Malthusian and neo-Malthusian perspectives. Scholars of demography, political economy, and the history of socialist thought will find it an essential primary source for understanding how Marxist theory approached one of the twentieth century's most contested social science debates.