Asian Population History

Name: Asian Population History
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ISBN: 9780198294436

ISBN-10: 0198294433

ISBN-13: 9780198294436

Edition: 2001

Authors: James Lee, David Sven Reher, Osamu Saito, Wang Feng, Ts'ui-jung Liu

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The study of Asian historical demography has lagged behind that of its European and American counterparts for some time. This volume serves to narrow the gap by drawing together material from scholars specializing in demography across the spectrum of Asian countries. The collection divides into four parts and contains nineteen chapters covering issues on comparative perspective, fertility, disease and mortality, and marriage and family. The geographic coverage of the chapters is also wide, extending from East Asia to South Asia, with specific emphasis on Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka. Authors focus on a whole range of social groups, discussing how demographic issues…

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List price: $195.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/12/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 463
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Wang Feng is Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine.




Overview



What do we Know about Asian Population History? Comparisons of Asian and European Research




Understanding the Nature and Importance of Low-growth Demographic Regimes




Southeast Asian Population History and the Colonial Impact




The Population History of South Asia from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century: An Exploration




Demographic Trends in Ludhiana District, Punjab, 1881-1981: An Exploration of Vital Registration Data in Colonial India




Fertility



Patterns of Nuptiality and Fertility in a Fishing Village in Southwestern Tokugawa Japan




The Level of Fertility in Tokugawa and Meiji Japan, c.1801-1930: A Preliminary Analysis of Hutterite Indices




Indonesian Fertility Behaviour before the Transition: Searching for Hints in the Historical Record




Trends and Fluctuations in Fertility in Sri Lanka during the First Half of the Twentieth Century




Disease and Mortality



Crisis Mortality in 17th Century Indonesia




Mortality Change and the Epidemiological Transition in Beijing, 1644-1990




Disease and Mortality in the History of Taiwan




Smallpox and the Pattern of Mortality in Late 19th Century Taiwan




Public Health and the Diffusion of Vaccination in Japan




The Attenuation of Mortality Fluctuations in British Punjab and Bengal, 1870-1947




Marriage and Family



Nuptiality among the Qing Nobility, 1600-1900




Demographic Conditions and Household Formation in Chinese History: A Simulation Study




Family Patterns and Demographic Factors in Pre-industrial Japan




Marriage Patterns and Demographic Change in Sri Lanka: A Longterm Perspective