Population Patterns in the Past (Studies in social discontinuity)

Lee, Ronald Demos - editor

ISBN 10: 0124418503 / ISBN 13: 9780124418509

Published by Academic Press, HBJ,Publishers, New York, NY, 1977

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x + 376 pp, papers by 16 contributors presented at the University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 1974. Papers with data, Tables, footnotes, references, etc. Contributors include Richard Easterlin, Peter Lindert, & Etienne van de Walle. Methods of reconstructing the past with the use of vital statistics, etc. from diverse locations (Japan, Western Europe, USA, Russia, etc. Text clean, binding tight, top spine leather with light bump & light wear. 6.4" x 9.2" brown leatherette boards in tan-buff DJ with acetate protector. Size: Large Octavo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Population Patterns in the Past (Studies in social discontinuity)
• Publisher: Academic Press, HBJ,Publishers, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0124418503
• ISBN 13: 9780124418509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY
  • SOCIOLOGY

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Synopsis

This interdisciplinary collection includes twelve original studies in the historical demography by prominent scholars from the fields of demography, economics, sociology, history, anthropology, and statistics. It includes ground-breaking attempts to go beyond measurement and description in historical demography by formulating behavioral models and testing them using statistical methods, including regression, simulation, and spectral analysis.