The Population History of England, 1541-1871: A Reconstruction (Studies in Social and Democratic History) - Hardcover

Wrigley, E. A.; Schofield, R. S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674690079 ISBN 13: 9780674690073

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1981

Synopsis

This is the first paperback edition of a classic work of recent English historiography, first published by Edward Arnold in 1981. Numerous traditional assumptions are qualified, confirmed, or overturned, and the authors marshall a mass of statistical material into a series of clear, lucid arguments about past patterns of demographic behavior. In a new short preface, Wrigley and Schofield consider the debate engendered by their Population History, the impact of which has been felt far beyond the traditional disciplinary confines of historical demography.

About this title

Book Description:

The first paperback edition of a classic work of recent English historiography, originally published by Edward Arnold in 1981. Numerous traditional assumptions are challenged in its controversial analysis of patterns of demographic behavior.

Review:

"The book is a great achievement, which will stimulate controversy, research, and the teaching of demographic and economic history everywhere for years to come." Journal of Economic History

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0674690079
• ISBN 13: 9780674690073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 794