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The nine papers in this volume examine the historical experience of particular populations in Western Europe and North America in a search for the processes that change fertility patterns. The contributors' findings enable them to reevaluate some of the conflicting hypotheses that have been advanced for these changes. The authors stress the effects

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Author:   Charles Tilly
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2862
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780691615219

ISBN 10:   0691615217
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   08 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Series Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. ix*1. The Historical Study of Vital Processes, pg. 1*2. The Economics and Sociology of Fertility: A Synthesis, pg. 57*3. Fertility Strategy for the Individual and the Group, pg. 135*4. Models of Preindustrial Dynamics with Applications to England, pg. 155*5. Inheritance Systems, Family Structure, and Demographic Patterns in Western Europe, 1700-1900, pg. 209*6. A Multivariate Regression Analysis of Fertility Differentials among Massachusetts Townships and Regions in i860, pg. 225*7. Alone in Europe: The French Fertility Decline until i85o, pg. 257*8. Early Industrialization and Demographic Change in the Canton of Zurich, pg. 289*9. Questions and Conclusions, pg. 335*Contributors, pg. 351*Bibliography, pg. 355*Index, pg. 381

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