The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century

This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the nineteenth century.

Robert Woods (Author)

9780521552790, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 September 1995

88 pages, 7 b/w illus. 9 tables
21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.26 kg

This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in the nineteenth century. This critical period followed the demise of the old pre-industrial population regime (often associated with Malthus's Principle of Population) and the changes that occurred at this time led to the modern twentieth-century pattern in which both fertility and mortality rates are particularly low. The author combines an examination of migration, marriage patterns, fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of population data available to historians and demographers. Illustrated with tables and figures, this book is the only available summary of this field for students. It includes a detailed bibliography for those wishing to pursue the subject further.

List of figures
List of tables
Author's preface
1. Malthus's Britain
2. What do we know and how do we know it?
3. Whether to move and where to go
4. Marriage
5. How many children should we have?
6. Mortality
7. 1911
Glossary of demographic terms
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB]