Death and the Metropolis: Studies in the Demographic History of London, 1670-1830

by John Landers

Book Overview

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 and annual Bills of Mortality, parish registers and Quaker vital registers, and employs the techniques of family reconstitution and aggregative analysis. The data...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052102854X
• ISBN13: 9780521028547
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"