The Demography of Victorian England and Wales
The Demography of Victorian England and Wales
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USDThe Demography of Victorian England and Wales describes in detail for the first time the changing population history of England and Wales between 1837 and 1914. Its principal focus is the great demographic revolution that occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancy. It is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full color. This clear, comprehensive and engaging reference work makes a seminal contribution to demographic history.
- Lavishly illustrated, including full colour maps
- Based on a huge dataset developed over twenty years
- Extremely broad and interdisciplinary; covers demography, geography, history, epidemiology and public health
Reviews & endorsements
"Woods's book makes a valuable contribution..." American Historical Review
"This book...sets a new benchmark for the study not only of British but also of international demographic history." Albion
"Woods spend some pages on comparisons with other countries and provides a useful list of elements encountered in demographic regimes." History: Reviews of New Books
Product details
October 2000Hardback
9780521782548
476 pages
236 × 160 × 29 mm
0.935kg
16 colour illus. 50 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Bricks without straw
- bones without flesh
- 2. Vital statistics
- 3. Whatever happened to the preventive check?
- 4. Family limitation
- 5. The laws of vitality
- 6. Mortality by occupation and social group
- 7. The origins of the secular decline of childhood mortality
- 8. Places and causes
- 9. The demographic consequences of urbanisation
- 10. The transformation of the English and other demographic regimes
- 11. Conclusions and unresolved conundrums.
