Overview

Long the standard source for quantitative indicators of American history, a new edition of Historical Statistics of the United States is something that reference librarians, historians, and social scientists have long awaited. Not since the Bicentennial Edition was published in 1975 has new data and material been available. Now in print and online for the first time, this thoroughly revised edition reflects thirty years of information and new scholarship, providing a comprehensive compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources, recording every aspect of the history of the US. The electronic edition has been designed to give users a variety of means to search and navigate the vast amount of data available. Users will be able to graph individual tables or to combine data from different tables into 'custom tables' and to download tables for use in spreadsheets and other applications. Visit www.cambridge.org/historicalstats for further information and to discover more.

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Author:   Susan B. Carter (University of California, Riverside) ,  Scott Sigmund Gartner (University of California, Davis) ,  Michael R. Haines (Colgate University, New York) ,  Alan L. Olmstead (University of California, Davis)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   Millennium edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 31.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.010kg
ISBN:  

9780511133114

ISBN 10:   0511133111
Pages:   5000
Publication Date:   12 June 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Volume I, 800 pages: Part I. Population: Population Characteristics; Vital Statistics; Internal Migration; International Migration; Family and Household Composition; Cohorts; American Indians; Volume II, 898 pages: Part II. Work and Welfare: Labor; Slavery; Education; Health; Economic Inequality and Poverty; Social Insurance and Public Assistance; Nonprofit, Voluntary, and Religious Entities; Volume III, 864 pages: Part III. Economic Structure and Performance: National Income and Product; Business Fluctuations and Cycles; Prices; Consume Expenditures; Saving, Capital, and Wealth; Geography and the Environment; Science, Technology, and Productivity; Business Organization; Financial Markets and Institutions; Volume IV, 1056 pages: Part IV. Economic Sectors: Agriculture, Natural Resource Industries; Construction, Housing, and Mortgages; Manufacturing; Distribution; Transportation; Communications; Services and Utilities; Volume V, 816 pages: Part V. Governance and International Relations: Government Finance and Employment; Elections and Politics; Crime, Law Enforcement, and Justice; National Defense, Wars, Armed Forces, and Veterans; International Trade and Exchange Rates; Outlying Areas; Colonial Statistics; Confederate States of America. The online version offers users extensive functionality to search and manipulate the vast amount of data included, covering all of the topics listed above.

Reviews

'Historical Statistics of the United States ... contains an indispensable collection of data on every conceivable subject in American history, from population shifts to economic production, motor vehicle deaths to sources of energy.' Eric Foner, Professor of History, Columbia University 'Forthcoming from Cambridge University Press in the spring of 2006 is an update of a landmark reference long overdue for revision. Historical Statistics of the United States: The Millennial Edition, a compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources last updated in the distant 1975, has been expanded to include over 37,000 data series - three times more than in the previous edition - and dozens of new topics, among them slavery, American Indians, and poverty. The monumental five-volume work will be available in both print and electronic format.' Library Journal Reference Roundup 'Personally, I found this revision to be an outstanding achievement. The depth and scope of the material is impressive and when coupled with the ability to use the data electronically the HSUS becomes one of the premiere research tools for statistical analysis.' Aimee C. Quinn, Assistant Professor and Assistant Documents Librarian, and Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois at Chicago

Author Information

Susan B. Carter is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Scott Sigmund Gartner is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. Michael R. Haines is Professor of Economics at Colgate University. Alan L. Olmstead is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis. Richard Sutch is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Gavin Wright is Professor of Economics at Stanford University.

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