| Changing Family Size in England and Wales: Place, Class and Demography, 1891 1911 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Garrett, Eilidh (Author), Reid, Alice (Author), Schurer, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521026679 ISBN-13: 9780521026673 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: This volume is an important study in demographic history. Garrett, Reid, SchUrer and Szreter use techniques and approaches drawn from demography, history and geography to explore the conditions under which declines in both infant mortality and fertility within marriage occurred in England and Wales between 1891 and 1911. Extensive use is made of previously unavailable census data drawn from thirteen communities in England and Wales, particularly those from the 1911 "fertility" census. The book's sometimes surprising conclusions will be of interest to all historians of Britain and of demography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 304.634 |
| Lexile Measure: 1720 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6" W x 9" (1.78 lbs) 556 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is an important study in demographic history. Garrett, Reid, SchÜrer and Szreter use techniques and approaches drawn from demography, history and geography to explore the conditions under which declines in both infant mortality and fertility within marriage occurred in England and Wales between 1891 and 1911. Extensive use is made of previously unavailable census data drawn from thirteen communities in England and Wales, particularly those from the 1911 fertility census. The book's sometimes surprising conclusions will be of interest to all historians of Britain and of demography. |