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Malthusian Times - Population Growth and Cultural Dynamics in Africa and Europe

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This course examines how fertility, family organization, and population density shaped societies in pre-modern Africa and Europe. It connects African demographic patterns with European Malthusian pressures, plague, war, and pre-Renaissance life.

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- Chapter 1. Demography and Ancestry in Africa
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- Chapter 2. The Importance of Fertility in Africa
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- Chapter 3. Family Structure in Africa
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- Chapter 4. Farm Labor Divisions and Polygamy in Africa
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- Chapter 5. Dealing with Increasing Population Density in Europe
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- Chapter 6. Malthusianism and the Plague
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- Chapter 7. Pre Renaissance Life in Europe
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