Population & demography books

The Women's War in the South: Recollections and Reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh...  Read More >>

Using evidence from cross-disciplinary research carried out in 1990- 1991, this text tackles debates relating to...  Read More >>

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Examines the growth of the largest cities in Africa - their characteristics, their dynamism despite economic crisis,...  Read More >>

A clear reference to the spatial distribution and socioeconomic characteristics of the state's many ethnic groups....  Read More >>

This book is about the transition to modernity of population forecasting. It recounts the history of the origin...  Read More >>

Presents a collection of slave narratives and arranges them chronologically in two volumes to form a mini-library...  Read More >>

The core of the book is formed by 32 essays in honour of Van de Kaa, written by colleagues and friends from all...  Read More >>

Demography is more than just population figures. It is also about people and how they behave in certain situations....  Read More >>

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By the year 2010, Latin America will contain five metropolitan areas with more than eight million people. Unfortunately,...  Read More >>

What are the cultural and anthropological understandings of new reproductive technologies? Using evidence from cross-disciplinary...  Read More >>

As China moves from a society controlling all aspects of life, including population movement, to something nearer...  Read More >>

Assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women's education, fertility preferences,...  Read More >>

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Drawing on detailed surveys, highlighted in tables and figures, the authors identify long-term changes in Hungary...  Read More >>

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Presents tales of heroic slaves: one, born free, was kidnapped and enslaved for twelve years; one was experimented...  Read More >>

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), one of the most influential of modern thinkers, is also one of the most misunderstood...  Read More >>

Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America...  Read More >>

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Features twenty Black residents of a small Ohio River town who tell the stories of their lives. Here, black men...  Read More >>

Collects research on the relations between people and the planet's living and non-living resources. Contributors...  Read More >>

In a period of deep economic, social, and political transformation, regional disparities seem to be particularly...  Read More >>