Demography And Empire

Author : Karl Ittmann,Dennis D. Cordell,Gregory H. Maddox
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821419335

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The Demographics of Empire by Karl Ittmann,Dennis D. Cordell,Gregory H. Maddox Pdf

The Demographics of Empire is a collection of essays examining the multifaceted nature of the colonial science of demography in the last two centuries. The contributing scholars of Africa and the British and French empires focus on three questions: How have historians, demographers, and other social scientists understood colonial populations? What were the demographic realities of African societies and how did they affect colonial systems of power? Finally, how did demographic theories developed in Europe shape policies and administrative structures in the colonies? The essays approach the subject as either broad analyses of major demographic questions in Africa’s history or focused case studies that demonstrate how particular historical circumstances in individual African societies contributed to differing levels of fertility, mortality, and migration. Together, the contributors to The Demographics of Empire question demographic orthodoxy, and in particular the assumption that African societies in the past exhibited a single demographic regime characterized by high fertility and high mortality.

Author : W. George Lovell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429723520

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Demography And Empire by W. George Lovell Pdf

Research on the Central American colonial experience-long overshadowed by the scholarly focus on Mexico and Peru-has begun to blossom, greatly expanding our knowledge of land and life in the region under Spanish rule. The first bibliography of its kind, Demography and Empire offers a comprehensive survey of recent literature in Spanish and i

Author : James Marchant
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020836377

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Birth-rate and Empire by James Marchant Pdf

In Birth-Rate and Empire, British journalist James Marchant examines the connection between birth rates and the growth and decline of empires. Marchant's analysis draws on a wide range of historical and demographic data, and his work remains an important contribution to the study of population and empire. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Karl Ittmann
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520289543

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Problem of Great Importance by Karl Ittmann Pdf

This volume examines the significant role population science played in British colonial policy in the twentieth century as the imperial state attempted to control colonial populations using new agricultural and public health policies, private family planning initiatives, and by imposing limits over migration and settlement. A Problem of Great Importance traces British imperial efforts to engage metropolitan activists who could improve its knowledge of colonial demography and design programs to influence colonial population trends. While imperial population control failed to achieve its goals, British institutions and experts would be central to the development of postcolonial population programs. Researchers, scholars, and historians of British history will gain greater perspective into the effects of demography on imperial governance and colonial and postcolonial British views of their place in the world.

Author : Peter Charanis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123700976

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Studies on the Demography of the Byzantine Empire by Peter Charanis Pdf

Author : Bruno Jacobs,Robert Rollinger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1747 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119174288

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A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 2 Volume Set by Bruno Jacobs,Robert Rollinger Pdf

A COMPANION TO THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid Empirem Often called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the preceding and subsequent epochs. In this way, the traditions that shaped the Achaemenid Empire become as visible as the powerful impact it had on further historical development. But the work does not only break new ground in this respect, but also in the fact that, in addition to written testimonies of all kinds, it also considers material tradition as an equal factor in historical reconstruction. This comprehensive two-volume set features contributions by internationally-recognized experts that offer balanced coverage of the whole of the empire from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Comprehensive in scope, the Companion provides readers with a panoramic view of the diversity, richness, and complexity of the Achaemenid Empire, dealing with all the many aspects of history, event history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion, illustrating the multifaceted nature of the first true empire. A unique historical account presented in its multiregional dimensions, this important resource deals with many aspects of history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion it deals with topics that have only recently attracted interest such as court life, leisure activities, gender roles, and more examines a variety of available sources to consider those predecessors who influenced Achaemenid structure, ideology, and self-expression contains the study of Nachleben and the history of perception up to the present day offers a spectrum of opinions in disputed fields of research, such as the interpretation of the imagery of Achaemenid art, or questions of religion includes extensive bibliographies in each chapter for use as starting points for further research devotes special interest to the east of the empire, which is often neglected in comparison to the western territories Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire is an indispensable work for students, instructors, and scholars of Persian and ancient world history, particularly the First Persian Empire.

Author : Ted McCormick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009123266

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Human Empire by Ted McCormick Pdf

Shows how modern demographic thought began not with counting individuals but with manipulating marginalized and colonized groups.

Author : Walter Scheidel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9004115250

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Debating Roman Demography by Walter Scheidel Pdf

This volume provides the first comprehensive survey of current methods, progress and debates in Roman demography, and offers new insights into key issues of population change and reproductive behaviour in the Roman world from Italy to Egypt.

Author : Philip Verhagen,Jamie Joyce,Mark R. Groenhuijzen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030045760

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Finding the Limits of the Limes by Philip Verhagen,Jamie Joyce,Mark R. Groenhuijzen Pdf

This open access book demonstrates the application of simulation modelling and network analysis techniques in the field of Roman studies. It summarizes and discusses the results of a 5-year research project carried out by the editors that aimed to apply spatial dynamical modelling to reconstruct and understand the socio-economic development of the Dutch part of the Roman frontier (limes) zone, in particular the agrarian economy and the related development of settlement patterns and transport networks in the area. The project papers are accompanied by invited chapters presenting case studies and reflections from other parts of the Roman Empire focusing on the themes of subsistence economy, demography, transport and mobility, and socio-economic networks in the Roman period. The book shows the added value of state-of-the-art computer modelling techniques and bridges computational and conventional approaches. Topics that will be of particular interest to archaeologists are the question of (forced) surplus production, the demographic and economic effects of the Roman occupation on the local population, and the structuring of transport networks and settlement patterns. For modellers, issues of sensitivity analysis and validation of modelling results are specifically addressed. This book will appeal to students and researchers working in the computational humanities and social sciences, in particular, archaeology and ancient history.

Author : Peter Charanis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : OCLC:473259770

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Studies on the Demography of the Byzantine Empire by Peter Charanis Pdf

Author : Saskia Hin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107003934

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The Demography of Roman Italy by Saskia Hin Pdf

This book investigates demographic behaviour and population trends in Italy during the emergence of the Roman Empire. It unites literary and epigraphic sources with demographic theory, archaeological surveys, climatic and skeletal evidence, models and comparative data. Also featured is a chapter on climate change in Roman times.

Author : Angeliki E. Laiou-Thomadakis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780691656878

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Peasant Society in the Late Byzantine Empire by Angeliki E. Laiou-Thomadakis Pdf

This book applies scientific demographic methods to the study of Byzantine peasantry in a period of feudalization. The author shows that the number of peasants declined in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for reasons that had less to do with catastrophes than with internal social developments. Her book makes the first thorough analysis of this rural society, and one that draws on all available sources. It focuses on village structure and family or kinship groups as well as social and demographic trends. Angeliki Laiou-Thomadakis is Professor of History at Rutgers University and the author of Constantinople and the Latins (Harvard) Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Charles Anthony Coke
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020849703

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Census of the British Empire by Charles Anthony Coke Pdf

In this groundbreaking work of social science, Charles Anthony Coke offers a comprehensive statistical snapshot of the British Empire in 1861. Drawing on official census data from across the globe, the book examines everything from population growth and economic development to education and healthcare, providing a fascinating glimpse into the social and political dynamics of one of the world's great historical empires. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Tim G. Parkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000142385

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Demography and Roman Society by Tim G. Parkin Pdf

How long did ancient Romans live? What were the leading causes of death? At what age did they marry? What percentage of the infant mortality rate was due to infanticide? Did the Romans themselves keep accurate statistics? Previous attempts to answer such questions have often proved unconvincing - in part because historians lacked the detailed knowledge of demography needed for such investigations. In Demography and Roman Society Tim Parkin shows how modern demographic tools and techniques can be used to shed new light on the study of ancient society. In Part One Parkin shows how the ancient evidence - from inscriptions on Roman tombstones to the skeletons themselves - cannot be used to provide reliable data on such demographic issues as population distribution by age, geographical location, class, and sex. In Part Two he presents an overview of modern demographic methods and models. Part Three draws some general conclusions about life in the Roman world based on demographic analysis, including mortality, fertility, marriage, contraception, and abortion.

Author : Tatiana Karabchuk,Kazuhiro Kumo,Ekaterina Selezneva
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137518499

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Demography of Russia by Tatiana Karabchuk,Kazuhiro Kumo,Ekaterina Selezneva Pdf

This book examines the demographic development of Russia from the late Russian Empire to the contemporary Russian Federation, and includes discussions of marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration. In this pioneering study, the authors present the first English-language overview of demographic data collection in Russia. Chapters in the book offer a systematic overview of the legislation regulating fertility and the family sphere, a study of the factors determining first and higher order births, and an examination of population distribution across Russian regions. The book also combines research tools from the social sciences with a medical approach to provide a study of mortality rates. By bringing together approaches from several disciplines – demography, economics, and sociology – the authors of this book provide a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the historical roots of Russia's demographic development.