Prudence and Pressure: Reproduction and Human Agency in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900

by James Z. Lee, Wang Feng, George Alter, et al.

A study of human reproduction and social organization in preindustrial communities that reveals important similarities between Europe and Asia.

This pioneering study reconceptualizes the impact of social organizations, economic conditions, and human agency on human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is measured by European standards, Prudence and Pressure develops...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262013525
• ISBN13: 9780262013529
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher