Acknowledgements
References,
Conventions and Measures
Frequently
Cited Early Authors
Introduction
Part
I The Trap
1. The
Malthusian Trap
2. Two
Islands
Part
II Wars of Peace
3. Natural
Environment, Culture and Human Labour
4. The
Destruction of War
5. The
Nature, Causes and Elimination of Famine
6. Food
and Nutrition
Part
III In the Body
7. Dysentery,
Typhoid, Cholera and the Water Supply
8. Drink:
Milk, Water, Beer and Tea
9. Two
Methods for the Disposal of Human Excrement
Part
IV On the Body
10 Vector-Borne
Diseases: Plague, Typhus and Malaria
11 Public
Environs: Streets, Fields and Markets
12 Housing
and Health
13 Textiles,
Clothing and Footwear
14 Bodily
Hygiene: Bathing and Washing
15 Changing
Concepts of Dirt and Cleanliness
Part
V In the Air
16. Air-borne
Diseases: Smallpox, Measles and Tuberculosis
Part
VI In the Womb
17. Fertility,
Marriage and Sexual Relations
18. Biology
and Contraception
19. Abortion
and Infanticide
20 Strategies
of Heirship
Part
VII Outcome
21 Design
and Chance
Bibliography