55:40707 Schmelz, U.
O.; DellaPergola, S. Papers in Jewish demography
1985. Jewish Population Studies, No. 19, ISBN 965-222-173-2. 1989.
xiii, 415 pp. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Contemporary
Jewry: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of the
demographic sessions of the Ninth World Congress of Jewish Studies,
held in Jerusalem, Israel, in August 1985. The 28 papers, which are
concerned with various aspects of the demography of Jews, are grouped
under the headings of methodology, North America, marriage and family,
fertility, mortality, migration, urban ecology, sociology, Jewish
education, and institutions. The geographical focus is varied and
concerns the Jewish communities in many different
countries.
Correspondence: Hebrew University, Institute of
Contemporary Jewry, Mt. Scopus Campus, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40708 Singh, S.
N.; Premi, M. K.; Bhatia, P. S.; Bose, Ashish. Population
transition in India. ISBN 81-7018-579-3. 1989. xxii, 506; 404 pp.
B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
These two volumes include
78 papers contributed to the South Asian Regional Conference on
Population and Development, held in New Delhi, India, September 16-18,
1989. This conference preceded the 21st International Conference of
the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
and was designed to bring together scholars from the region to discuss
relevant population issues and to increase local participation in the
IUSSP conference. The papers are grouped under topics including
general issues; controlling the birth rate; fertility and family
planning; family, child survival, and aging; models; data bases and
research; macrolevel studies; nuptiality; health, nutrition, and
mortality; fertility and mortality interactions; tribal fertility and
mortality; migration and urbanization; historical demography; and
religion and language. The main geographical focus is on
India.
Correspondence: B. R. Publishing Corporation, 29/9
Nangia Park, Shakti Nagar, Delhi 110 007, India. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40709 United
Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[ESCAP] (Bangkok, Thailand). Report of the Asia-Pacific
POPIN consultative workshop, 28 October-3 November 1988, Bangkok,
Thailand. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 101, Pub. Order No.
ST/ESCAP/744. 1989. 39 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
This is a
report from a consultative workshop of the Asia-Pacific region of
POPIN, the Population Information Network organized under the auspices
of the United Nations. It includes presentations on computerization,
repackaging and dissemination, and liaison with information networks in
other disciplines and reports on population information activities at
the country level.
Correspondence: Population Information
Section, Population Division, ESCAP, United Nations Building,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
