The Biological Standard of Living on Three Continents: Further Explorations in Anthropometric History

ISBN-13: 9780367290351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 225 str.

John Komlos

Opis

This book explores the biological standard of living diverging from conventional indicators of welfare during the early stages of industrialization. It discusses the human effects of the momentous economic changes, extending analysis to regions, including Russia, Canada, Indonesia, Italy, and Spain.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction: Historical Anthropometrics— Theory, Method, and the State of the Field -- Europe -- The Irish Famine and Intergenerational Influences on Weight at Birth: Two Case Studies -- Beyond Villermé and Quetelet: The Quantitative Relation Between Sex- and Age-Specific Height and Real Per Capita Income -- Diet, Health, and Stature of the Russian Population from the Mid-Nineteenth to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century -- Heights and Welfare in Spain, 1900-1930 -- North America -- Heights of Early American Seafarers, 1812-1815 -- A New Anthropometric Look at the Status of Women and Children in Oneida Community, 1848-1881 -- Heights, Nutrition, and Per Capita Income: Canada, 1870-1915 -- The Heights of Americans in Three Centuries: Some Economic and Demographic Implications -- The Standard of Living Among Polish- and Slovak-Americans: Evidence from Fraternal Insurance Records, 1880-1970 -- Asia -- An Inventory of Secular Changes in Human Growth in Indonesia -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Anthropometric History and Economic History

O autorze

John Komlos