Telling Numbers | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Telling Numbers | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Pratik Kanjilal |Published: August 24, 2019 5:28:29 pm

Telling Numbers

Two books explore how history is shaped by demographic changes

Paul Morland argues the superficially obvious, that history is shaped by the interplay of populations and their needs.

The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World
Paul Morland
John Murray/Hachette
344 pages
Rs 599

Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson
Robinson/Hachette
288 pages
Rs 599