52:10562 Bouraoui,
Abdelhamid. A note on certain aspects of the demography of
the Maghreb on the eve of colonization (the case of Tunisia).
[Note sur certains aspects de la demographie maghrebine a la veille de
la colonisation (cas de la Tunisie).] Revue Tunisienne de Sciences
Sociales, Vol. 20, No. 72-75, 1983. 219-25 pp. Tunis, Tunisia. In Fre.
A brief review of selected sources concerning the demography of
Tunisia in the middle of the nineteenth century is presented.
Consideration is given to population estimates, spatial distribution,
and age structure.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:10563 Calvo,
Thomas. Mexican families in the seventeenth century: an
attempt at reconstitution. [Familles mexicaines au XVIIe siecle:
une tentative de reconstitution.] Annales de Demographie Historique,
1984. 149-74 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Starting
with information concerning marriages during the years 1666-1675
recorded in the registry of the Sagrario parish of Guadalajara, Mexico,
the author proceeds to reconstitute families in this population. He
finds that "certain more original aspects of this population are
revealed, such as a differentiated ethnic pattern, and an obviously
Malthusian attitude within marriage (although early marriage is the
rule) which contrasts with the exuberant attitude prevailing outside
marriage."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10564 Diederiks,
H. Cholera in the Netherlands, particularly in 1832:
diffusion of measures to fight the epidemic. [Le cholera aux
Pays-Bas, en 1832 en particulier: diffusion de mesures pour combattre
l'epidemie.] DH: Bulletin d'Information, No. 45, Nov 1985. 23-33 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre.
This article, which is translated from the
original Dutch, is concerned with the process of diffusion of
innovations, using as an example the development and application of
measures to combat cholera in an urban situation in the Netherlands in
the nineteenth century. The results suggest that the improvement of
medical services was centrally organized and not particularly
influenced by health crises such as the cholera epidemic of
1832-1833.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10565 Farris,
William W. Population, disease, and land in early Japan,
645-900. Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, No. 24, ISBN
0-674-69031-3. LC 84-22576. 1985. xvi, 235 pp. Harvard University,
Council on East Asian Studies: Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Harvard-Yenching Institute: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Distributed by
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. In Eng.
"This book
examines population, disease, land clearance, agricultural technology,
and rural settlement in Japan between 645 and 900." A chapter on
fertility, mortality, and life expectancy in the early eighth century
includes a description of available data sources and an assessment of
the quality of the data they contain. A chapter is also included on
the relationship between population trends and epidemic disease. The
final chapter is devoted to rural settlement, including
migration.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10566
Fauve-Chamoux, Antoinette. Innovation and parental
behavior in an urban environment (fifteenth to nineteenth
centuries). [Innovation et comportement parental en milieu urbain
(XVe-XIXe siecles).] Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations, Vol.
40, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1985. 1,023-39, 1,239 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
with sum. in Eng.
The author examines the reasons why putting
children out to wet-nurse became prevalent in French cities by the
eighteenth century, given that the risks to the child of such a
practice were known. The obstacles to nursing by the natural mother
are reviewed, and the attitude of fathers is identified as critical.
Fathers encouraged the practice of putting children out to nurse in
order to protect their conjugal life. The process by which these
changes led to a reduction in the number of pregnancies and the
emergence of a new model of the family are reviewed. Consideration is
also given to the possible effect on such practices of the European
habit of carrying children in the arms rather than on the
back.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10567 Goswami,
Homeswar. Population trends in the Brahmaputra Valley
(1881-1931): a study in historical demography. LC 85-901037.
1985. xiv, 206 pp. Mittal Publications: Delhi, India. In Eng.
An
analysis of population dynamics in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam,
India, between 1881 and 1931 is presented, using data from a variety of
published and unpublished sources. Separate consideration is given to
changes in the population level and distribution, changes in population
characteristics, vital statistics, and trends and fluctuations. The
focus of the study is on the factors associated with the demographic
transition that took place in this region over the 50-year period.
Following a description of the study methodology and sources of data,
chapters are included on theoretical background, fertility, mortality,
migration, and population growth.
Location: U.S. Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
52:10568 Gregory,
Joel W.; Cordell, Dennis D.; Gervais, Raymond. African
historical demography: a multidisciplinary bibliography. Archival
and Bibliographic Series, ISBN 0-918456-51-7. 1984. xiv, 248 pp.
Crossroads Press: Los Angeles, California. In Eng.
This is an
interdisciplinary bibliography of studies concerned with African
historical demography. While the bibliography is largely without
annotations, some entries have a one-line descriptive note.
"The
bibliography is divided into six major sections. The first,
Interregional Studies and Methodology, is general. The others are
regional: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and
Southern Africa. Four subsections are common to each major section:
Broad Studies and Methodology (including works falling into more than
one of the following categories), Fertility and Nuptiality, Mortality
and Morbidity, and Migration and Urbanization. The first major
section, Interregional Studies and Methodology also includes two
additional subsections, one on Research Aids, and another on Slavery,
Slave-Raiding and the Slave Trade." Author and subject indexes are
included.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10569 Hammel,
Eugene A. Short-term demographic fluctuations in the
Croatian military border, 1830-1847: a contribution to historical
demography. [Kurzfristige demographische Schwankungen in der
kroatischen Militargrenze 1830-47: ein Beitrag zur historischen
Demographie.] Demographische Informationen, 1985. 21-35, 128 pp.
Vienna, Austria. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"Crude birth, death and
marriage rates are examined for [Austria's] Croatian military defence
zone and 'cordon sanitaire' against Turkey for the period
1830-1847....The data suggest that between about one and four fifths of
the variance in long term swings and in annual fluctuations from the
moving averages of birth, death, and nuptiality rates can be explained
by a combination of linear trend over time, an epidemic year, and
primarily three economic indicators: grain lagged by one year, grain
in the report year (perhaps as a proxy for other plant production), and
livestock in the report year."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:10570 Lachiver,
Marcel. Thirty years of historical demography in
France. [Trente annees de demographie historique en France.] Annee
Sociologique, Vol. 34, 1984. 165-99 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Demographic research in France over the past 30 years is reviewed,
with a focus on applied historical demography concerning the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. An inventory of methods and data
sources is first presented. The author then discusses the use of
parish records, their limitations, and some priorities for future
research.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
52:10571 Poos, L.
R. The rural population of Essex in the later middle
ages. Economic History Review, Vol. 38, No. 4, Nov 1985. 515-30
pp. Kendall, England. In Eng.
A series of data for the English
county of Essex is used to provide an index of aggregate population
trends between the late thirteenth and late sixteenth centuries. "This
evidence was produced by the medieval frankpledge system, requiring
adolescent and adult males to be enrolled into collective surety groups
called tithings, and consists of annual totals of tithing membership
from thirteen Essex communities. The validity of these datasets can be
confirmed by comparison with parochial, taxation, and manorial
sources."
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
52:10572 Rogers,
John. The Nordic family: II. Perspectives on family
research. Meddelande fran Familjehistoriska Projektet/Reports from
the Family History Group, No. 5, ISBN 91- 506-0488-0. 1986. 35 pp.
University of Uppsala, Department of History, Family History Group:
Uppsala, Sweden. In Eng.
This publication consists of comments on
the reports presented at a round table session held during the
Sixteenth International Congress of Historical Sciences in Stuttgart,
August 25- September 1, 1985. The comments by Robert W. Lee are
concerned with the family in history; those by Solvi Sogner are on
changing marriage patterns. The geographic focus is on the
Scandinavian countries.
For the papers presented at the round table,
published by Rogers et al. in 1985, see 51:30457.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10573 Schapiro,
Morton O. Economic development and population growth:
implications from a model of U.S. demographic history. Center for
Development Economics Research Memorandum, No. 98, Jan 1985. 39 pp.
Williams College, Center for Development Economics: Williamstown,
Massachusetts. In Eng.
"The interrelationship between migration and
fertility decisions and their endogenous response to changes in land
availability are examined by using a settlement model to explain the
U.S. historical experience. General conclusions concerning the course
of population growth and distribution are outlined and then applied to
the developing world with the aim of determining which of these results
are relevant, what type of population program is most likely to
succeed, and which new issues should be added to the research
agenda."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10574 Skolnick,
M. H.; Bean, L. L.; Mineau, G. P.; Jorde, L. B.; Bardet, J. P.
Genetic and demographic studies and the Utah genealogical data
base. [Etudes genetiques et demographiques et base de donnees
genealogiques de l'Utah.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984.
103-13 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"The authors
present the data base of the Department of Human Genetics, Salt Lake
City, the sources of which are family forms established by the members
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and various family
books from the same origin, completed by vital records and census
nominal lists." The authors claim the sources to be of high quality
and stress the significance of the data base for research in historical
demography, genetics, and epidemiology.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:10575 Watkins,
Susan C.; Menken, Jane. Famines in historical
perspective. Population and Development Review, Vol. 11, No. 4,
Dec 1985. 647-75, 799-801 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in
Fre; Spa.
The authors consider the demographic consequences of
famine and assess the role of past famines in controlling the long-term
growth of population in light of the theories developed by Malthus.
"The paper first reviews what is known about the magnitude and duration
of changes in mortality and fertility during famines and the frequency
of famines in past societies. This evaluation is used to provide
reasonable alternative values with which to simulate the sequence of
demographic changes that could be expected to have accompanied and
followed famines in the past."
The authors conclude that "the
combination of the historical record and the calculations suggests that
famines did not play a major role in accounting for long-run population
stability in the past." The geographical focus is on
Asia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10576 Wichtl,
Thomas. On the economy of "wealth of people":
demographic-political theories in the Austria of enlightened
absolutism. [Zur Okonomie des "Volksreichtums":
bevolkerungspolitische Theorien im Osterreich des aufgeklarten
Absolutismus.] Demographische Informationen, 1985. 36-42, 129 pp.
Vienna, Austria. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"This essay focuses on
mercantilist theories and interpretations of demographic trends [in
Austria] in the late 18th century." The writings of several
mercantilist authors are summarized, and the influence of their views
on population policy is discussed. It is noted that the official
population policy, which aimed at fast population growth to strengthen
the economy and increase the number of soldiers, was based on the
mercantilist theory that greater population size means higher per
capita incomes.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:10577 Becchia,
Alain. The study of demographic behavior and social change
through the reconstitution of lineages. [Etude des comportements
demographiques et des mutations sociales a travers la reconstitution de
lignees.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 25-44 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Limitations of population studies
that are based on data anonymously collected into pluri-decennial
groups are discussed. An alternative method involving the
reconstitution of lineages is presented, and its merits are outlined.
Using data from France for the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the
author applies this method to three examples of socioeconomic analysis:
"the study of social change; the dissemination of Malthusian practices
(a study of family networks may reveal their diffusion throughout the
family, or on the contrary, the existence of 'resistence zones'); and
ethnographical aspects."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:10578 Bideau,
Alain; Poulain, Michel. From genealogy to historical
demography: ascending genealogies and demographic analysis. [De
la genealogie a la demographie historique: genealogie ascendante et
analyse demographique.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 55-69
pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"This article attempts
to elaborate a methodology specifically adapted to ascendant
genealogies; it is based on a study of the demographic characteristics
of 1,000 ascendants from Tournai [Belgium]." Marriage, fertility, and
mortality patterns for the groups studied are analyzed for the years
1780-1879.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10579 Cottias,
Myriam. Trois-Ilets, Martinique, in the nineteenth
century: a study in demographic marginality. [Trois-Ilets de la
Martinique au XIXe siecle: essai d'etude d'une marginalite
demographique.] Population, Vol. 40, No. 4- 5, Jul-Oct 1985. 675-97 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The author first
illustrates that "the methods generally used in historical demography
(especially in the case of family data files) raise considerable
problems when applied to the Caribbean village of Trois-Ilets during
the 19th century. These problems stem from significant cultural
differences: first, family names attributed after abolition have only
recently become more stable; secondly, matrimonial unions have been the
final rather than the initial stage in the foundation of the
family."
The author then compiles matrifocal data files, determines
fertility rates, and compares the fertility rates of married and
unmarried women. The findings indicate that "the slight advantage [in
fertility] held by married women disappears after the thirtieth
birthday."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10580 Daumard,
Adeline. Social genealogies: one of the bases of
comparative and quantitative social history. [Les genealogies
sociales: un des fondements de l'histoire sociale comparative et
quantitative.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 9-24 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Social genealogies are contrasted
with traditional genealogies in terms of their applicability and
usefulness in the study of comparative and quantitative social history.
The author concludes that, in social genealogies, "the attention paid
to the female lineage, to youngest children and collaterals enables a
better understanding of changes in social status, and of the role of
circumstances, the individual, and family networks respectively in the
evolution or permanence of social structures." The geographic focus is
on France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10581 Dyrvik,
Stale. Historical demography: an introduction to the
methods. [Historisk demografi: ei innforing i metodane.] ISBN
82-00-06233-3. 1983. 213 pp. Universitetsforlaget: Bergen, Norway. In
Nor.
This is an introductory textbook for the study of historical
demography. The book, written in New Norwegian, includes sections on
developments in historical demographic methods, the census as a source
of data, data contained in parish registers, demographic crises and
their effects, and family roots. The geographic focus is on
Norway.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10582 Jette,
Rene; Charbonneau, Hubert. Descending genealogies and
demographic analysis. [Genealogies descendantes et analyse
demographique.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 45-54 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The limitations of
descending genealogies for historical demographic analysis are
discussed, including the risk of biases from small numbers;
representativeness problems; and the frequent omission of adult death
certificates, wives' dates of birth, and information pertaining to
children dying at an early age. The merits of reconstituted lineages
in studying adult mortality and migrations are
outlined.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10583 Lucchetti,
Enzo; Soliani, Lamberto. The use of the computer in the
reconstitution of families and genealogies in Bellino.
[L'utilisation de l'ordinateur dans la reconstitution des familles et
des genealogies a Bellino.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984.
129-35 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The authors
present a method for reconstituting families and genealogies through
the use of a computer. This method is applied to parish registers for
Bellino, Italy, for the years 1770-1970.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10584 Reher,
David-Sven. An introduction to the study of nominative
information through the computerization of Spanish parish
archives. [Introduction a l'etude de l'information nominative a
partir de la mise sur ordinateur des archives paroissiales espagnoles.]
Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 137-46 pp. Paris, France. In
Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"Based on 37,000 records extracted from the
parish registers of the town of Cuenca (Spain) between the mid-XVIth
and the mid-XIXth centuries, the project was addressed at
reconstituting whole families: the records selected provided 99%
nominal data. A short description of the methods adopted
(computerized) and the problems encountered is provided, with a fuller
discussion of the specific difficulties stemming from name
variability."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10585 Segalen,
Martine. The use of genealogy in a study of marriage
patterns in the southern Bigouden region. [L'usage de la
genealogie dans une recherche sur les structures de l'alliance dans le
pays Bigouden Sud.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1984. 71-8 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
A computer program to
analyze marriage patterns between blood relations and between marriage
relations for the southern Bigouden region of Brittany is presented.
The program is capable of utilizing long, bilateral genealogies to
analyze the frequency and structure of marriage relations, and may be
applied as well to the study of other genealogical
subgroups.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:10586 Wrigley,
Tony. The means to marry: population and economy in
pre-industrial England. Quarterly Journal of Social Affairs, Vol.
1, No. 4, 1985. 271-80 pp. Hillsdale, New Jersey/London, England. In
Eng.
The relationship between marriage trends and long-term
economic trends in preindustrial England is explored using data
developed through aggregative back projection by the Cambridge Group
for the History of Population and Social Structure. The results show
that marriage became more difficult and therefore less frequent in
worsening economic conditions, and easier and therefore more frequent
when the economic climate was improving. The author speculates on the
links between this relationship and the creation of conditions
favorable to the industrial revolution.
Location: New York
Public Library.
