| Description |
1 online resource (177 pages) |
| Series |
Life at the Extremes, 3 ; v. 3 |
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Life at the Extremes, 3
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| Contents |
Two cities, one life Marriage and fertility in Lugang and Nijmegen; Preface; Contents; 1 Two cities, one life Introduction; 2 East is east and west is west? Population checks in Europe and China; 3 NuptialityOne concept, two realities; 4 Illegitimate births and bridal pregnancy Deviations from societal rules; 5 Infant mortality 'The Massacre ofthe Innocents'; 6 Fertility Malthusian reality or proactive behavior?; 7 Conclusion and discussion; Bibliography |
| Summary |
Historical processes are the result of the behavior of countless individual actors. In this book, therefore, the authors compare the demography of the Taiwanese town Lugang and the Dutch town Nijmegen using data on the lifes of thousands of their inhabitants. The period covered is approximately 1850 to 1945. First, the standard demographic rates on nuptiality, fertility and mortality are calculated to test the Malthusian predictions on a so called 'positive' and a 'preventive' demographic regime. Next, the authors try to disentangle the individual rationality behind aggregated measures in orde |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Marriage -- Netherlands
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Marriage -- Taiwan
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Childbirth -- Netherlands
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Childbirth -- Taiwan
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Childbirth.
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Marriage.
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Netherlands.
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Taiwan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ying-Hui, Hsieh
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| ISBN |
9789048521012 |
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9048521017 |
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1283259451 |
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9781283259453 |
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