Old and New Methods in Historical Demography
Author | : David Sven Reher |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105003454092 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book is a selection of papers explaining a variety of techniques used in the analysis of historical demographic data. The papers come from experts in the field of systematic analysis of past population patterns. The papers are divided into five groups. The first tackles the issues andchallenges of time series analysis and other approaches to population reconstruction. The second group deals with different methods of family reconstitution and the problems of following life Scholars and students of politics, political theory, philosophy, sociology, and jurisprudence; anyoneinterested in nation-building, nationalism, and self-determination.