The Travel Diaries of Thomas Robert Malthus

Buch | Softcover

348 Seiten

2009
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-11800-2 (ISBN)

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The diary of Malthus's Scandinavian tour, which forms the main part of this book, was discovered in 1961 by Mr Robert Malthus, a surviving family member. It has been transcribed and edited by Patricia James. The journals reveal Malthus as a lively and entertaining travelling companion and an amusing observer of the social scene. There is a good deal about food and drink, pretty girls and eccentric men; there are close accounts of social habits, descriptions of country scenes, villages, towns and libraries and reflections on wages, prices, trade and occupations of the people as well as on marriage and population. James provides notes to the text and a good biographical introduction. Social and economic historians will clearly need this book; but above all it can be read as an engaging personal record of an eager traveller.

Foreword Lord Robbins; Preface; Introduction; Biographical sketches: Malthus; Otter, Cripps, Clarke and his Travels; 1. The Scandinavian Journal, 1799; 2. The Economic Notes, 1810; 3. The Continental Tour, 1825; 4. The Scottish Holiday, 1826; Appendices 1–5; Select bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.8.2009
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	0-521-11800-X / 052111800X
ISBN-13	978-0-521-11800-2 / 9780521118002
Zustand	Neuware