{"product_id":"a-population-history-of-north-america-hardback-9780521496667","title":"A Population History of North America (Hardback) 9780521496667","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Population History of North America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessors Haines and Steckel bring together leading scholars to present a population history of North America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael R. Haines (Edited by), Richard H. Steckel (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521496667, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e762 pages, 43 b\/w illus.  3 maps  99 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 4.1 cm, 1.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the editors have done an excellent job in compliling this volume.  Each chapter is well organized, and the subheadings help the reader to recognize which information will be found in each section.  Most importantly, the editors ensure that common themes and topics of the demographic system are strategically covered in each chapter whenever possible...the essays are lucidly argued and the demographic terminology and equations extemsively explained in the appendix, making the volume an essential reference for anyone conducting research or teaching in any area of historical demography or related fields.\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessors Haines and Steckel bring together leading scholars to present an expansive population history of North America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Covering the populations of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, including two essays on the Amerindian population, this volume takes advantage of considerable recent progress in demographic history to offer timely, knowledgeable information in a non-technical format. A statistical appendix summarizes basic demographic measures over time for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Michael R. Haines and Richard H. Steckel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Population history of North American Indians Russell Thornton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Patterns of disease in early North American populations Douglas H. Ubelaker\u003cbr\u003e 4. The population of New France and Quebec 1608–1790 Hubert Charbonneau, Bertrand Desjardins, and Jacques Legare\u003cbr\u003e 5. The white population of the colonial United States 1607–1790 Hank Gemery\u003cbr\u003e 6. The African-American population of the Colonial United States Lorena Walsh\u003cbr\u003e 7. The population of Mexico from its origins to the Revolution of 1910 Robert McCaa\u003cbr\u003e 8. The White Population of the United States, 1790–1920 Michael R. Haines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Canada in the nineteenth century Marvin McInnis\u003cbr\u003e 10. The African-American population of the United States, 1790–1920 Richard H. Steckel\u003cbr\u003e 11. A population history of the Caribbean Stanley L. Engerman\u003cbr\u003e 12. Canada in the twentieth century Marvin McInnis\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mexico's demographic expansion: 1920 to 1990 Zadia Feliciano\u003cbr\u003e 14. The population of the United States since 1920 Richard Easterlin\u003cbr\u003e 15. Concluding comments Michael R. Haines and Richard H. Steckel.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019717071128,"sku":"9780521496667","price":118.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521496667i_53ba7b79-c255-455e-a3f7-f1f61831afe0.jpg?v=1691383110","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-population-history-of-north-america-hardback-9780521496667","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}