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Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population

Matthew Connelly

"Fatal Misconception" is the disturbing story of how well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the "quality of life." Connelly offers the first global history of a movement that changed how people regard their children and ultimately the face of humankind.

HistoryHistory · high confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryTopic Classifier: Class, Poverty & Inequality -> Society & CultureClass, Poverty & InequalityMedia, Journalism & Public OpinionAfrica & the African Diaspora

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Cundill History PrizeMajor2008LonglistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book argues that advocates of “population control” believed it was necessary to preserve the “quality of life,” reshaping attitudes toward having children and affecting humanity’s overall condition.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    61 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.