Life under Pressure: Mortality and Living Standards in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900

by Cameron D. Campbell, Tommy Bengtsson, James Z. Lee, et al.

Book Overview

A pioneering work in comparative history and social science that compares population behavior in response to adversity in Europe and Asia.

This highly original book--the first in a series analyzing historical population behavior in Europe and Asia--pioneers a new approach to the comparative analysis of societies in the past. Using techniques of event history analysis, the authors examine 100,000 life histories in 100 rural communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262512432
• ISBN13: 9780262512435
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher