The Population History of Britain and Ireland 1500–1750

Over the past thirty five years population history has been one of the most important growth areas within the flourishing field of social and economic history. Our understanding of demographic history in the period before the Industrial Revolution has been transformed. The amount of literature which has been produced is daunting both in its volume and its complexity. In this concise volume for students Dr Houston reviews the literature and explains the different population trends evident in parts of Britain and Ireland. He sets out the sometimes complex interactions between fertility, nuptiality, morality and migration in a clear and comprehensible way, and explains why the mechanisms which balanced population and resources in England were not found in Scotland and Ireland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables; Note on references; Author's preface; Introduction; 1. Sources and methods; 2. Structures and trends; 3. Nuptiality and fertility; 4. Mortality; 5. Migration; 6. Population, economy and society; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Zusammenfassung

This concise volume reviews the literature on population history, and explains the different population trends evident in parts of Britain and Ireland. It examines the sometimes complex interactions between fertility, nuptiality, morality and migration, touching on a wide range of topics including plague, illegitimacy, and emigration to America.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R. A. Houston
• Mitarbeit: Maurice Kirby (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780521552776
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55277-6
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Gewicht: 290 g
• Illustration: 3 tables, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serien: New Studies in Economic and So; New Studies in Economic and Social History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800