British Population History
British Population History
$133.00
USDThis book brings together in one volume the four studies on British population history already published in the series New Studies in Economic and Social History, and adds to them a new essay on British population in the twentieth century. The book provides the only single volume survey of trends in English population history from the medieval period to the present day. The studies are written in a nontechnical style, and are aimed at students and teachers who wish to familiarize themselves with the main issues and debates. Full bibliographies for further study are included.
- The only comprehensive survey of British population from the Black Death to the present day
- Completely new material on twentieth century provides excellent review of debates over what is happening to child-bearing and marriage today
- Non-technical style intended to make a technical and rapidly changing subject easily accessible to students and non-specialists
- Full bibliographies for further self-generated study
Reviews & endorsements
'By collecting the pamphlets into a single volume and providing newcomers to the subject in what a masterly, up-to-date overview of the progress of demographic trends from medieval times to the early 1990s, the Economic History Society has done a valuable service.' English Historical Review
Product details
July 1996Hardback
9780521570305
436 pages
223 × 146 × 33 mm
0.729kg
28 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Editor's introduction Michael Anderson
- 2. Plague, Population, and the English Economy, 1348–1530 John Hatcher
- 3. The Population History of Britain and Ireland, 1500–1750 R. A. Houston
- 4. Population Change in North-Western Europe, 1700–1850 Michael Anderson
- 5. The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century Robert Woods
- 6. British Population History, 1911–1991 Michael Anderson.
