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Two cities, one life : marriage and fertility in Lugang and Nijmegen /

Historical processes are the result of the behavior of countless individual actors. In this book, therefore, the authors compare the demography of the Taiwanese town Lugang and the Dutch town Nijmegen using data on the life's of thousands of their inhabitants. The period covered is approximatel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Engelen, Th. (Theo)
Otros Autores: Xie, Yinghui
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Aksant, 2007.
Colección:Life at the extremes ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • East is east and west is west? : population checks in Europe and China
  • Nuptiality : one concept, two realities
  • Illegitimate births and bridal pregnancy : deviations from societal rules
  • Infant mortality : "the massacre of the innocents"
  • Fertility : Malthusian reality or proactive behavior?