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Student~ interested in world populations and demography inevitably
need to know China. As the most populous country of the world,
China occupies a unique position in the world population system.
How its population is shaped by the intricate interplays among
factors such as its political ideology and institutions, economic
reality, government policies, sociocultural traditions, and ethnic
divergence represents at once a fascinating and challenging arena
for investigatIon and analysis. Yet, for much of the 20th century,
while population studies have developed into a mature science,
precise information and sophisticated analysis about the Chinese
population had largely remained either lacking or inaccessible,
first because of the absence of systematic databases due to almost
uninterrupted strife and wars, and later because the society was
closed to the outside observers for about three decades since 1949.
Since the end of the Cultural Revolution, things have dramatically
changed. China has embarked on an ambitious reform program where
modernization became the utmost goal of societal mobilization.
China could no longer afford to rely on imprecise census or survey
information for population-related studies and policy planning, nor
to remaining closed to the outside world. Both the gathering of
more precise information and access to such information have
dramatically increased in the 1980s. Systematic observations,
analyses and reporting about the Chinese population have surfaced
in the population literature around the globe.
Student~ interested in world populations and demography inevitably
need to know China. As the most populous country of the world,
China occupies a unique position in the world population system.
How its population is shaped by the intricate interplays among
factors such as its political ideology and institutions, economic
reality, government policies, sociocultural traditions, and ethnic
divergence represents at once a fascinating and challenging arena
for investigatIon and analysis. Yet, for much of the 20th century,
while population studies have developed into a mature science,
precise information and sophisticated analysis about the Chinese
population had largely remained either lacking or inaccessible,
first because of the absence of systematic databases due to almost
uninterrupted strife and wars, and later because the society was
closed to the outside observers for about three decades since 1949.
Since the end of the Cultural Revolution, things have dramatically
changed. China has embarked on an ambitious reform program where
modernization became the utmost goal of societal mobilization.
China could no longer afford to rely on imprecise census or survey
information for population-related studies and policy planning, nor
to remaining closed to the outside world. Both the gathering of
more precise information and access to such information have
dramatically increased in the 1980s. Systematic observations,
analyses and reporting about the Chinese population have surfaced
in the population literature around the globe.
Lebanon, with large Christian communities, is a relatively modern
country compared with others in the Moslem fertile crescent, and an
interesting microcosm for studying fertility changes in this area.
David Yaukey's book, based on interviews with over 900 Lebanese
women, describes the pattern of large fertility changes according
to rural and urban residence, education, and religion. Appendices
include methodological problems encountered and attempts to solve
them. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
Lebanon, with large Christian communities, is a relatively modern
country compared with others in the Moslem fertile crescent, and an
interesting microcosm for studying fertility changes in this area.
David Yaukey's book, based on interviews with over 900 Lebanese
women, describes the pattern of large fertility changes according
to rural and urban residence, education, and religion. Appendices
include methodological problems encountered and attempts to solve
them. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
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