The Changing Body

by Robert William Fogel, Roderick Floud, Bernard Harris, et al.

Book Overview

Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521705614
• ISBN13: 9780521705615
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"