Against the Stream: Reflections of an

With the insight and clarity that mark all of Petersen’s writings, Against the Stream brings together reflections of an unconventional demographer. Thirteen essays on various topics become a cohesive unit by virtue of the author’s unique point of view, and the understanding of contemporary events he has gathered in his long mastery of demography is evident in this volume. This tightly knit, compact volume, is a compendium of thought written in a nontechnical manner and about various subjects.

Introduction

ix

1. On Utopias

1

(6)

2. Two Utopians Plan Towns

7

(12)

3. Population and Its Sustenance

19

(10)

4. A Founder of Sociology Blunders

29

(6)

5. An Anomaly in Western Europe

35

(12)

6. Canadian-American Relations

47

(14)

7. Revolting Berkeley Students

61

(16)

8. Student Rebels and Juvenile Delinquents

77

(8)

9. The Anti-Urban Bias in the Protestant Ethos

85

(10)

10. The Roots of Christian Holidays

95

(8)

11. From the History of English to Current Usage

103

(10)

12. Too Much of a Good Thing

113

(6)

13. On the Cause of Death

119

(16)

Index

135

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