The female population of France in the nineteenth century : a reconstruction of 82 départements /

In analyzing the social and economic factors underlying the decline of fertility in nineteenth-century France. Etienne van de Walle found that official statistics for the period were incomplete and inaccurate. He thus undertook a full reconstruction. In this volume, he presents a detailed discussion...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van de Walle, Etienne, 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1974.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Fertility, Human > France > History > 19th century.
Women > France > Statistics.
Fécondité humaine > France > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > France > Statistiques.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Fertility, Human.
Population.
Women.
France > Population.
France.
History.
Statistics.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Maps and Figures
  • Part One. METHODS
  • CHAPTER 1: The Background
  • CHAPTER 2: The Data
  • CHAPTER 3: Reconstruction of the Female Population by Age
  • CHAPTER 4: Reconstruction of the Female Population by Marital Status
  • CHAPTER 5: The Total Female Population of France
  • CHAPTER 6: Patterns of Bias in the Departements
  • CHAPTER 7: Main Trends of Fertility and Nuptiality by Département
  • CHAPTER 8: Some Additional Results of the Reconstruction on Mortality and Migration
  • Conclusion
  • Part Two. RESULTS
  • 1. Technical Notes on the Reconstruction of Individual Départements
  • 2. The Data, by Département
  • 3. Présentation de l'Ouvrage au Lecteur Français
  • References, including Official Statistical Sources
  • Geographical Index

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