| Description |
xii, 451 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
International studies in demography |
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International studies in demography.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part 1. Overview -- 1. What do we Know about Asian Population History? Comparisons of Asian and European Research, John C. Caldwell -- 2. Understanding the Nature and Importance of Low-growth Demographic Regimes, Chris Wilson -- 3. Southeast Asian Population History and the Colonial Impact, Anthony Reid -- 4. The Population History of South Asia from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century: An Exploration, Sumit Guha -- 5. Demographic Trends in Ludhiana District, Punjab, 1881-1981: An Exploration of Vital Registration Data in Colonial India, Tim Dyson and Monica Das Gupta -- Part II. Fertility -- 6. Patterns of Nuptiality and Fertility in a Fishing Village in Southwestern Tokugawa Japan, Noriko O. Tsuya -- 7. The Level of Fertility in Tokugawa and Meiji Japan, c.1801-1930: A Preliminary Analysis of Hutterite Indices, Ken'ichi Tomobe -- 8. Indonesian Fertility Behaviour before the Transition: Searching for Hints in the Historical Record, Terence H. Hull -- 9. Trends and Fluctuations in Fertility in Sri Lanka during the First Half of the Twentieth Century, C. M. Langford -- Part III. Disease and Mortality -- 10. Crisis Mortality in 17th Century Indonesia, Peter Boomgaard -- 11. Mortality Change and the Epidemiological Transition in Beijing, 1644-1990, Cameron Campbell -- 12. Disease and Mortality in the History of Taiwan, Ts'ui-jung Liu and Shi-yung Liu -- 13. Smallpox and the Pattern of Mortality in Late 19th Century Taiwan, John R. Shepherd -- 14. Public Health and the Diffusion of Vaccination in Japan, Ann Bowman Jannetta -- 15. The Attenuation of Mortality Fluctuations in British Punjab and Bengal, 1870-1947, Jose Antonio Ortega Osona -- Part IV. Marriage and Family -- 16. Nuptiality among the Qing Nobility, 1600-1900, James Lee, Wang Feng, and Ruan Danching -- 17. Demographic Conditions and Household Formation in Chinese History: A Simulation Study, Zhongwei Zhao -- 18 Family Patterns and Demographic Factors in Pre-industrial Japan. Akira Hayami and Emiko Ochiai -- 19. Marriage Patterns and Demographic Change in Sri Lanka: A Longterm Perspective, Bruce Caldwell |
| Summary |
This volume on the population of Asia comprises three major sections on fertility, disease and mortality, and marriage and family, which together with five introductory chapters combine depth of analysis with breadth of source material |
| Analysis |
Demography (Asia) Human geography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Families -- China -- History.
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Families -- Japan -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008606 -- Population http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006969 -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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| Author |
Liu, Cuirong, 1941-
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| LC no. |
00053032 |
| ISBN |
0198294433 |
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