Population and Metropolis - The Demography of London 1580-1650

Klappentext This is a book about the population of London during the early modern period. Zusammenfassung This is a book about the population of London during the early modern period and a detailed book about the population of a European metropolitan city at that time. Much is now known about the historical demography of rural England! but very little is understood about the larger towns and cities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The magnet of the metropolis; 2. The accuracy of the London parish registers; 3. The general growth of population in London; 4. London social structure in 1638; 5. The measurement of mortality rates; 6. The effect of plague on mortality experience; 7. Marriage and fertility; 8. Population and metropolis.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Finlay
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521103145
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10314-5
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories