This pioneering venture fills a genuine gap in the literature on post-war environmentalism a commendably judicious treatment of a tendentious subject. Professor Peter Coates, University of Bristol; Linnér chronicles the rise and fall of neo-Malthusians with great skill and clarity. His great achievement is to place their ideas within a larger frame, explaining why scarcity economics resonated in a world fraught with the fear of nuclear war.Professor Mark Cioc, University of California, Santa Cruz; This book is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the historical context for todays global debates and all those who worry about the future of the planet.Professor Carolyn Merchant, University of California, Berkeley; Nicely blending theory and empirical data, Linnér examines the roots and uses of neo-Malthusianism The Return of Malthus will appeal to anyone interested in international relations, science, or the environment. Professor Kurk Dorsey, University of New Hampshire; This is an important, novel and detailed account of fears about a global population and resource crisis that emerged after World War II. This crisis was linked to postwar pessimism about human survival in a world of rapidly expanding population, limited resources and possible nuclear conflict with the Soviet Union.Horace Herring, Organisation & Environment; Within the confusion surrounding the population-scarcity crisis, some perspective and context is necessary. Björn-Ola Linnér provides both in his excellent book Michael Egan, H-Environment
