Book Reviews

Laurence J. Kotlikoff AND Scott Burns The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future Brian Fagan The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization Catherine Hakim Models of the Family in Modern Societies: Ideals and Realities Frank D. Bean and Gillian Stevens America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity Ben J. Wattenberg Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article: Reynolds Farley and John Haaga (eds .) The American People: Census 2000 Arland Thornton Reading History Sideways: The Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life Susan Greenhalgh and Edwin A. Winckler Governing China's Population: From Leninist to Neoliberal Biopolitics I. Bernard Cohen The Triumph of Numbers: How Counting Shaped Modern Life     

SHORT REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this issue. Stephen Castles and Raúl Delgado Wise (eds .)
Migration and Development: Perspectives from the South Carolyn L. Hsu
Creating Market Socialism: How Ordinary People Are Shaping Class and Status in China Ezekiel Kalipeni , Susan Craddock , Joseph R. Oppong, and Jayati Ghosh (eds .)
HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology Steffen Kröhnert , Iris Hossman, and Reiner Klingholz
Europe's Demographic Future: Growing Regional Imbalances Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden
Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World Vaclav Smil
Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next Fifty Years Johan Surkyn , Patrick Deboosere, and Jan Van Bavel (eds .)
Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century: A State of the Art in Demography Zeng Yi , Dudley L. Poston , Jr. , Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky, and Danan Gu (eds .)
Healthy Longevity in China: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Psychological Dimensions     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this issue. Christopher Caldwell
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West Andrew J. Cherlin
The Marriage‐Go‐Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today David Boyd Haycock
Mortal Coil: A Short History of Living Longer SHORT REVIEWS
by Sajeda Amin, John Bongaarts, Susan Greenhalgh, Geoffrey McNicoll Daryl Collins , Jonathan Morduch , Stuart Rutherford, and Orlanda Ruthven
Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a day Susan A. Crate and Mark Nuttall (eds .)
Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers (eds .)
Gender Equality: Transforming Family Divisions of Labor George Martine , Gordon Mc Granahan , Mark Montgomery, and Rogelio Fernández ‐Castilla (eds .)
The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century Dambisa Moyo
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa Vaclav Smil
Oil: A Beginner's Guide Peter Uhlenberg (ed .)
International Handbook of Population Aging United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat
2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article: Patrick J. Buchanan, The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization Catherine Hakim, Work‐Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century: Preference Theory Nancy Folbre, The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values Nancy Folbre, The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values Diane J. Macunovich, Birth Quake: The Baby Boom and Its Aftershocks James C. Riley, Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History Sylvia T. Wargon, Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article: Angus Maddison, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective Anna Treves, Le nascite e la política neu'Italia del Navecento Carol Blum, Strength in Numbers: Population, Reproduction, and Power in Eighteenth‐Century France James Q. Wilson, The Marriage Problem: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children Rose E. Frisch, Female Fertility and the Body Fat Connection     

The Predicament of Population Aging: A Review Essay*

Ken Dychtwald, Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old Richard Leete (ed.), Dynamics of Values in Fertility Change Donald T. Critchlow, Intended Consequences: Birth Control, Abortion, and the Federal Government in Modern America Bernard Jeune and James W. Vaupel (eds.), Validation of Exceptional Longevity     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this issue. Michelle Goldberg
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World Barry Popkin
The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race SHORT REVIEWS by John Bongaarts, Susan Greenhalgh, Geoffrey McNicoll David Fitzgerald
A Nation of Emigrants: How Mexico Manages Its Migration M. Michel Garenne
Fertility Changes in Sub‐Saharan Africa Hervé Le Bras
The Nature of Demography James Lovelock
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning Randall M. Packard
The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria Antoine Pecoud and Paul de Guchteneire (eds .)
Migration without Borders: Essays on the Free Movement of People     

Rocky Mountain Visions: A Review Essay*

George J. Borjas, Heaven's Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy Douglas S. Massey, Joaquin Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Adela Pellegrino, Aistd J. Edward Taylor, Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium Alison Games, Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World Joseph P. Ferrie, Yankeys Now: Immigrants in the Antebellum United States 1840–1860 Francine M. Deutsch, Halving It All: How Equally Shared Parenting Works     

SHORT REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this issue. Juha M. Alho , Svend E. Hougaard Jensen, and Jukka Lassila (eds .) Uncertain Demographics and Fiscal Sustainability Simone M. Caron Who Chooses? American Reproductive History Since 1830 Ian Dowbiggin The Sterilization Movement and Global Fertility in the Twentieth Century Duncan Green From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World World Health Organization World Malaria Report 2008     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article: Christopher Wills, Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution Helen Fisher, The First Sex: The Natural Talents of Women and How They Are Changing the World Lionel Tiger, The Decline of Males Francis Fukuyama, The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order Tom Kirkwood, Time of Our Lives: The Science of Human Aging Margo J. Anderson And Stephen E. Fienberg, Who Counts? The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America Alain Desrosières, The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning. Translation by Camille Naish of La politique des grands nombres: histoire de la raison statistique. Henk A. de Gans, Population Forecasting 1895–1945: The Transition to Modernity Massimo Livi-Bacci and Gustavo De Santis (eds.), Population and Poverty in the Developing World William A. Jackson, The Political Economy of Population Ageing Dorothy J. Solinger, Contesting Citizenship in Urban China: Peasant Migrants, the State, and the Logic of the Market     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this articles. Philippe Legrain Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them Scott Forbes A Natural History of Families Tyrene White China's Longest Campaign: Birth Planning in the People's Republic, 1949‐2005 Renzo Derosas and Frans van Poppel (eds .) Religion and the Decline of Fertility in the Western World Robert E. Goodin and Charles Tilly (eds. ) The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis J. Richard Harrison and Glenn R. Carroll Culture and Demography in Organizations Michael Hoefer , Nancy Rytina , and Christopher Campbell Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2005 Sally Engle Merry Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice Stephen Moses , James F. Blanchard , Han Kang , Faran Emmanuel , Sushena Reza Paul , Marissa L. Becker , David Wilson , and Mariam Claeson AIDS in South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic William F. Ruddiman Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate     

SHORT REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article: Gay Becker, The Elusive Embryo: How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies Theodore Caplow, Louis Hicks, and Ben J. Wattenberg, The First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America, 1900–2000 Stephen Moore and Julian L. Simon, It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years Elisabeth Croll, Endangered Daughters: Discrimination and Development in Asia Barbara Entwisle and Gail E. Henderson (Eds.), Re‐Drawing Boundaries: Work, Households, and Gender in China David T. Graham and Nana K. Poku (Eds.), Migration, Globalisation and Human Security Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce, AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment Russell King, Paolo De Mas, and Jan Mansvelt Beck (Eds.), Geography, Environment and Development in the Mediterranean Michael T. Klare, Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and United Nations Population Fund, Low Fertility and Policy Responses to Issues of Ageing and Welfare National Assessment Synthesis Team, Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. Report for the US Global Change Research Program Jacques Vaixin and Thérèse Locoh (Eds.), Population et développement en Tunisie: La métamorphose     

In Defense of Death and the Shorter,Sweeter Life: A Review Essay*

Books reviewed in this issue. Nancy Folbre
Greed, Lust and Gender: A History of Economic Ideas Joel Mokyr
The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain, 1700–1850 Robert M. Milardo
The Forgotten Kin: Aunts and Uncles Nathan Keyfitz and Hal Caswell
Applied Mathematical Demography (Third Edition) SHORT REVIEWS Paul Collier
The Plundered Planet: Why We Must—and How We Can—Manage Nature for Global Prosperity Marcia C. Inhorn , Tine Tjornhoj‐ Thomsen , Helene Goldberg , and Maruska la Cour Mosegaard (eds. )
Reconceiving the Second Sex: Men, Masculinity, and Reproduction Elizabeth L. Krause
Unraveled: A Weaver's Tale of Life Gone Modern Fred Pearce
The Coming Population Crash: And Our Planet's Surprising Future Vaclav Smil
Why America Is Not a New Rome Joel P. Trachtman
The International Law of Economic Migration: Toward the Fourth Freedom US Department of Agriculture , Economic Research Service Food Security Assessment, 2010–20 Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2009 (David Coleman and Dalkhat Ediev , Guest editors )
Special Issue on “Impact of Migration on Demographic Change and Composition in Europe”     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this issue. How to Save a Crowded Planet: A Review Essay Review of Jeffrey D. Sachs, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Matthew Connelly Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population Review Symposium: Review by John Cleland Matthew Connelly Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population Review Symposium: Review by Malcolm Potts Matthew Connelly Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population Review Symposium: Review by Dennis Hodgson Arland Thornton , William G. Axinn, and Yu Xie Marriage and Cohabitation Isabella Aboderín Intergenerational Support and Old Age in Africa Robert Engelman More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want SHORT REVIEWS by John Bongaarts, Susan Greenhalgh, Geoffrey McNicoll, Adam Weiner Daniela Del Boca and Cécile Wetzels (eds .) Social Policies, Labour Markets and Motherhood: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries Marito Garcia and Jean Fares (eds .) Youth in Africa's Labor Market Alan D. Lopez , Colin D. Mathers , Majid Ezzati , Dean T. Jamison , and Christopher J. L. Murray Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors James Raymer and Frans Willekens (eds .) International Migration in Europe: Data, Models and Estimates Lisa Ann Richey Population Politics and Development: From the Policies to the Clinics United Nations World Economic and Social Survey 2007: Development in an Ageing World World Health Organization WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008: The MPOWER Package     

BOOK REVIEWS

John M. BarryThe Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas, and Martin Richards (eds.) The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families Brígida García, Richard Anker, and Antonella Pinnelli (eds.) Women in the Labour Market in Changing Economies: Demographic Issues Samuel P. HuntingtonWho Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity Herbert S. KleinA Population History of the United States Jean Elisabeth PedersenLegislating the French Family: Feminism, Theater, and Republican Politics, 1870–1920 Peter SingerOne World: The Ethics of Globalization Jagdish BhagwatiIn Defense of Globalization Vanessa L. FongOnly Hope: Coming of Age Under China's One‐Child Policy Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka (eds.) On the Move: Women in Rural‐to‐Urban Migration in Contemporary China Peter S. HellerWho Will Pay? Coping with Aging Societies, Climate Change, and Other Long‐Term Fiscal Challenges Phillip LongmanThe Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do About It William PetersenFrom Persons to People: Further Studies in the Politics of Population Leo Suryadinata, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, and Aris AnantaIndonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeThe Challenge of Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements     

Tinder and humanitarian hook-ups: the erotics of social media racism

In March 2014, at the height of the popularity of the hook-up application Tinder, The Guardian published the “Seven Shades of Cliché” of user profiles claiming that Humanitarians of Tinder are the “creepiest ticket yet to laidsville.” Humanitarians of Tinder are Tinder users (a hook-up application) who have selected to present images of themselves in humanitarian or volunteer settings outside of the West (or Global North, developed world). With a Tumblr devoted to this subgroup of Tinder users, and mainstream media outlets including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, Yahoo News, and the feminist blog Jezebel following this story, Humanitarians of Tinder evoke dialogue about the intersections of sexiness and racialized benevolence. This article takes seriously Humanitarians of Tinder to think through the connections between social media hook-ups, racial affect, feminist studies humanitarianism, and racisms in development. It asks: why do people use humanitarian photos to generate hook-ups on social media? How does holding an African baby make someone “hot”?     

Mapping Queer Bioethics: Space,Place, and Locality

ABSTRACT

This article, which introduces the special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality on “Mapping Queer Bioethics,” begins by offering an overview of the analytical scope of the issue. Specifically, the first half of this essay raises critical questions central to the concept of a space-related queer bioethics, such as: How do we appreciate and understand the special needs of queer parties given the constraints of location, space, and geography? The second half of this article describes each feature article in the issue, as well as the subsequent special sections on the ethics of reading literal, health-related maps (“Cartographies”) and scrutinizing the history of this journal as concerns LGBT health (“Mapping the Journal of Homosexuality”).     

Blood drones: using utopia as method to imagine future vital mobilities

ABSTRACT

How might we undertake life-saving vital mobilities, like moving blood, in future? Specifically, how might blood transfusion and drone technology – both war dividends – intersect? We explore four scenarios based on eclectic influences including cross-pollination between co-authors, a futures design workshop and exposure to science fiction. The scenarios are ‘ethnographic fragments’ from fictional futures, or conversely, imaginative time travel to possible futures. These are informed by and loosely correlate with established future-building scenario on the theme of carbon constraint: low-carbon society, digital lives, magic bullet technology and resource fights. Through the scenarios – Blood Bikes, HemoIkea, O Magic and Bloody Battles – we experiment with mobilizing utopia and dystopia as method to theorize vital mobilities. This experimental approach raises questions about possible and preferable futures of societal blood circulation and provokes a wider cultural imaginary surrounding blood and drone mobilities specifically, and vital mobilities generally.