{"title":"Books by Massimo Livi-Bacci","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781509555307","title":"Over Land and Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuman history has always been marked by the mobility of people and populations, from the earliest movement of human beings out of Africa to the flows of migrants and refugees today. While mobility is intrinsic to human nature, migration is not always voluntary: it can be the result of free choice, but it can also be forced, in different ways and to varying degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Massimo Livi-Bacci examines migrations past and present with reference to the degree of free choice behind them. The degree can be minimal, as when migration is compelled by war, natural disaster or the actions of a tyrant, but in other cases the decision to migrate can be fully voluntary and deliberate, as when individuals and groups weigh up their options and decide whether to move. Between these two poles there is a continuum of different situations, with gradually increasing or decreasing degrees of freedom and choice. Livi-Bacci explores these variations by focusing on fifteen stories of migration from Antiquity to the present day, ranging from the Greek colonization of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Ancient world to the great migration of millions of people from Europe to the Americas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taken together, these stories of human movement shed fresh light on the millennia-long history of migration and its motivations, causes and consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301560004981,"sku":"9781509555307","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781509555307_6ff586fa-2d1d-4852-8af3-35a328451e32.jpg?v=1786022042"},{"product_id":"9781509567874","title":"Geodemography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last hundred years have witnessed the ongoing decline of Europe’s population and the explosion of Africa’s, major changes in migratory flows, significant variations in fertility levels across different countries and ethnic groups and the dizzying growth of large metropolises. These changes alter and sometimes disrupt relations between societies, states and regions of the world and influence political choices, with variable and often unpredictable force and speed. Past and current crises, such as the difficulties faced by governments seeking to control immigration and to manage tensions between religious and ethnic communities, now appear as the inevitable consequence of these demographic changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeodemography – the study of how population dynamics influence societies, states and regions and affect the relations between them, over time and throughout the world – can help us to understand these trends. Using a broad repertoire of exemplary cases drawn from recent world history, this book demonstrates that geodemography is an invaluable tool for gaining a deeper appreciation of the changing relations between societies and states and the great challenges we face today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368050635125,"sku":"9781509567874","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781509567874_f20e7a32-0939-4a9d-85f4-2d39f4aba7cc.jpg?v=1786022379"},{"product_id":"9781394295746","title":"A Concise History of World Population","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the forces that have shaped global population growth over millennia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the mechanisms that govern the size and trajectory of the human population is essential to navigating today's most pressing global challenges. \u003ci\u003eA Concise History of World Population,\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sweeping overview of the key demographic patterns that have defined human history and influenced the world's population structure. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as ecology, history, economics, and epidemiology, this new edition provides students and scholars with an interdisciplinary guide to the major forces—both natural and human-made—that have determined demographic growth, stagnation, or decline across civilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed demographer Massimo Livi-Bacci addresses enduring questions about the balance between people, resources, and environment through careful analysis of catastrophic disruptions, technological revolutions, and slowly evolving reproductive behaviors. Reader-friendly chapters provide the intellectual tools needed to understand the shifting dynamics of global population—paying special attention to emerging demographic trends and the sustainability challenges they pose in the twenty-first century. The result is not just a concise history, but a rich framework for thinking critically about the demographic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential resource for anyone seeking to understand how population and society co-evolve—and the delicate equilibrium they must maintain—\u003ci\u003eA Concise History of World Population:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a clear and accessible narrative of global population history from pre-agricultural societies to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights demographic mechanisms often overlooked in traditional population studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes in-depth analysis of catastrophic events and their demographic impact, including pandemics and climate shocks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses sustainability and future population trends in the context of limited global resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with long-term patterns and short-term fluctuations in population-resource equilibrium\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmploying an interdisciplinary approach that integrates history, anthropology, ecology, economics, and political science, \u003ci\u003eA Concise History of World Population, Seventh Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Population Studies, Demographic History, Global History, and Political Demography within degree programs in Sociology, Political Science, History, and Development Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368729391477,"sku":"9781394295746","price":50.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394295746_8ebe584d-fc7b-420d-ace6-e711357240c0.jpg?v=1786018496"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-massimo-livi-bacci.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}