Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century

Klappentext This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the nineteenth century. It combines an examination of migration! marriage patterns! fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of population data available to historians and demographers. Illustrated with tables and figures! it is the only available summary of this field for students! and includes a detailed bibliography for those wishing to pursue the subject further. Zusammenfassung This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the nineteenth century. It combines an examination of migration! marriage patterns! fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of population data available to historians and demographers. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Author's preface; 1. Malthus's Britain; 2. What do we know and how do we know it?; 3. Whether to move and where to go; 4. Marriage; 5. How many children should we have?; 6. Mortality; 7. 1911; Glossary of demographic terms; Select bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Woods, Robert (University of Liverpool) Woods
• Mitarbeit: Maurice Kirby (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.09.1995
• EAN: 9780521557740
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55774-0
• Seiten: 88
• Serie: New Studies in Economic and So
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika