The Population History of England 1541–1871

E. A. Wrigley, R. S. Schofield (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

820 Seiten

1989
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-35688-6 (ISBN)

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This was the first paperback edition of a classic work of recent English historiography, first published in 1981. In analysing the population of a country over several centuries, the authors qualify, confirm or overturn traditional assumptions and marshal a mass of statistical material into a series of clear, lucid arguments about past patterns of demographic behaviour and their relationship to economic trends. The Population History of England presents basic demographic statistics - monthly totals of births, deaths and marriages - and uses them in conjunction with new methods of analysis to determine population size, gross production rates, expectation of life at birth, age structure and net migration totals. The results make it possible to construct a new model of the interplay of economic and demographic variables in England before and during the industrial picture of English population trends between 1541 and 1871 is a remarkable achievement and in a short preface, the authors consider the debate engendered by the book, the impact of which has been felt far beyond the traditional disciplinary confines of historical demography.

Introductory note; Related publications; Preface to the first edition; Introduction; Part I. From Parish Register Data to National Vital Series: 1. The basic data; 2. The representativeness of the date; 3. Inflation to national frequencies; 4. From baptisms and burials to births and deaths: corrections for nonconformity and late baptism; 5. From baptisms and burials to births and deaths: final inflation ratios: offsetting other causes of non-registration; Part II. English Population History: 6. Secular trends: some basic patterns; 7. Secular trends: back-projection estimates of population characteristics and vital rates; 8. Short-term variations: some basic patterns; 9. Short-term variation: vital rates, prices, and weather; 10. The economic setting of long-term trends in English fertility and mortality; 11. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.10.1989
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	1314 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-521-35688-1 / 0521356881
ISBN-13	978-0-521-35688-6 / 9780521356886
Zustand	Neuware