Stature, Living Standards and Economic Development - Essays in Anthropometric History (Hardcover, 2nd)

What can body measurements tell us about living standards in the past? In this collection of essays on height and weight data from eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe, North America, and Asia, fourteen distinguished scholars explore the relation between physical size, economic development, and standard of living among various socioeconomic groups. Analyzing differences in physical stature by social group, gender, age, provenance, and date and place of birth, these essays illuminate urban and rural differences in well-being, explore the effects of market integration on previously agricultural societies, contrast the experiences of several segments of society, and explain the proximate causes of downturns and upswings in well-being. Particularly intriguing is the researchers' conclusion that the environment of the New World during this period was far more propitious than that of Europe, based on data showing that European aristocrats were in worse health than even the poorest members of American society. The most comprehensive and detailed gathering of this kind of anthropometric research to date, this book will be vital for demographers, economists, historians, physical anthropologists, sociologists, and human biologists.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1994
First published:	December 1994
Editors:	John Komlos
Dimensions:	250 x 200 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	2nd
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-45092-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > 1500 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > 1500 to 1900 Books > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	0-226-45092-9
Barcode:	9780226450926

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