The Economic history of world population

by Carlo M. Cipolla

Economic History

Genres: History, Economics, Nonfiction, Sociology, Italian Literature

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Carlo M. Cipolla (August 15, 1922 – September 5, 2000) was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944.
As a young man, Cipolla wanted to teach history and philosophy in an Italian high school, and therefore enrolled at the political science faculty at Pavia University. Whilst a student there, thanks to professor Franco Borlandi, a specialist in Medieval economic history, he discovered his passion for economic history. Subsequently he studied at the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics.

Cipolla obtained his first teaching post in economic history in Catania at the age of 27. This was to be the first stop in a long academic career in Italy (Venice, Turin, Pavia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Fiesole) and abroad. In 1953 Cipolla left for the United States as a Fulbright fellow and in 1957 became a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Two years later he obtained a full professorship.
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Reviews

[Vysloczil · Rating 3 out of 5]

some of the numbers have been overturned (esp occupational structure, some of the %share of labour force in agriculture plus some others) but the general writing is still very insightful and provides food for thought. for a more up-to-date view one has to consult other books though.

[Matteo Celeste · Rating 5 out of 5]

Come sempre, leggere Cipolla è un'esperienza illuminante!

[Felix · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perhaps a bit out of date but still nice quick informative reading.

[Koray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Başka bir yayınevinden 1967 baskısını okudum. Sahaftan almıştım. Ufuk açıcı bir kitap.

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

después de apreciar la revolución industrial x la mitad del libro cipolla se pone emo y demuestra la triste realidad de una sociedad que contempla más el bien del capital y el lucro sobre la propia vida humana, el problema no está en la produccion, si no en la falta de educación del ser humano y el uso de estas herramientas. la anécdota del sombrero es tetrica

[Jean Valjean · Rating 3 out of 5]

maalesef kitabın çevirisi o kadar kötü ki okumaya değer mi diye düşünmeden edemedim. kısa bir kitap ve içinde bir takım tablolar ve grafikler var, bence cipolla'nın faydalı bilgi ve yorumlarını eklediği kısımlar kitabın orta-son kısımlarından itibaren başlıyor. çok eski bir kitap. mutlaka farklı bir dilde tekrar okuyacağım.

[Sam Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, insightful, excellent ethical considerations

[Cengiz Aytun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Konu edilen veriler güncel olmasa da nüfusa ilişkin değerli fikirler içeriyor.

[Ron Me]

Still right on point, even though world population has doubled since it was written a few years ago. The problem is that there is no way to implement his proposed solutions.

[sergio · Rating 3 out of 5]

evidentemente desactualizado, siempre es interesante ver las preocupaciones ecológicas de los 60

[Marianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nonostante non sia nulla di particolarmente innovativo trovo che il saggio sia stato gestito splendidamente e che sia molto illuminante, a maggior ragione considerando l'età che ha.

[Marc Marzabal · Rating 4 out of 5]

El riguroso análisis de Cipola de la evolución humana respecto a su entorno nos muestra el carácter depredador de la sociedad humana que tiende a "crecer" en cantidad sin freno rompiendo las reglas de la naturaleza para imponer las suyas, ya fuera de su control: sobrepoblación, explotador decrecursos dilapidando el capital natural del planeta... Aunque el anàlisi requira de actualizar el estado actual de la humanidad incluyendo la era tecnológica en que vivimos el comportamiento humani sigue siendo el mismo: más que ayer a expensas de otro

[Velvetink]

*note to self. Copy from A.