The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World Since 1700

ISBN-13: 9780521879750 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 458 str.

Roderick Floud

Opis

This fascinating and groundbreaking book by an eminent team of scholars provides an accessible introduction to anthropometric history.

Recenzje

'… The Changing Body is a very important book … well written and organised … an excellent book that I will reread again and again for insight and inspiration.' Journal of Continuity and Change

Spis treści

1. Our changing bodies: 300 years of technophysio evolution; 2. Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data; 3. The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth; 4. Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700; 5. Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700–2100; 6. The American experience of technophysio evolution; 7. Conclusion.