Death and the metropolis studies in the demographic history of London 1670-1830
Death and the Metropolis offers a powerful analysis of demographic patterns in London over the 'long eighteenth century', concentrating on mortality but also including data on marital fertility, population structure and migration. The study is based on a variety of sources including weekly...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1993
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009131569708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
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- List of figures and maps; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Eighteenth-Century London and its Vital Regime: 1. Mortality theory and historical epidemiology; 2. Aspects of metropolitan economic and social life; 3. The 'high potential' model: a preliminary test; Part II. The Level of Mortality: 4. Mortality among London Quakers; 5. Mortality levels among the general population; Part III. Dimensions of London's Epidemiological Regime: 6. The seasonality of mortality; 7. The instability of mortality; 8. Spatial variations in mortality; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
