True to its fragmented, siloed nature, the population discussion could hardly be better represented than through an incomplete, jigsaw approach: a compilation of meticulous essays by veterans of the population conversation... A fascinating pamphlet full of insight that provides more answers than its title may suggest.

George Tsakraklides
Author of The Biology of Collapse
A crucial contribution to the humanities and social science discussion about the Anthropocene

Jenny Andersson
Professor of the History of Ideas and Sciences, Uppsala University
Rather than following existing frameworks, the volume calls for further work on rethinking the politics of the planet and the politics of life and death, and the relations between them. That work is now urgently needed.

Giulia Dal Maso
Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University

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Introduction

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Why is it so Hard to Talk About Population? A Personal Story

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