59:20608 Anderson,
Michael; Morse, Donald J. High fertility, high emigration,
low nuptiality: adjustment processes in Scotland's demographic
experience, 1861-1914, Part I. Population Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1,
Mar 1993. 5-25 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This paper...explores
the interrelationships between nuptiality, marital fertility, and
migration in Scotland during the later nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries....The pervasiveness and persistence of the differences
between demographic experiences in Scotland and England is explored.
Though overall fertility was roughly the same, across most of the
country nuptiality was significantly lower in Scotland than in England,
and marital fertility was markedly higher. Population growth in
Scotland was slower mainly because loss of population through migration
was so widespread. Within Scotland, regional contrasts were very
apparent and these are shown at parish level by maps of population
change...." Data concern the period
1861-1914.
Correspondence: M. Anderson, University of
Edinburgh, Department of Economic and Social History, William Robertson
Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JY, Scotland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20609 Eltis,
David; Engerman, Stanley L. Fluctuations in sex and age
ratios in the transatlantic slave trade, 1663-1864. Economic
History Review, Vol. 46, No. 2, May 1993. 308-23 pp. Oxford, England.
In Eng.
"Data from the last two centuries of the Atlantic slave
trade are used to assess the factors responsible for the sex and age of
Africans entering the slave trade. Such patterns do not appear very
different from those observed in other long-distance migrations. In
the Americas the results are consistent with a relatively
undifferentiated demand for plantation labour. While there is much
evidence of distinct regional characteristics on the African side,
changes in trading costs were also important in explaining changes over
time, at least in age patterns. A systematic relationship is indicated
between the age and sex of captives and the volume of slaves
shipped."
Correspondence: D. Eltis, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
59:20610 Houdaille,
Jacques. The southeast suburbs of Paris in the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries. [La banlieue sud-est de Paris aux XVIII
et XIX siecles.] Population, Vol. 48, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1993. 190-6 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre.
Demographic trends in the southeast suburbs
of Paris during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are described.
Consideration is given to marriage age, occupations, literacy rates,
family size, marital fertility rates, birth intervals, place of birth,
migration, and mortality.
Correspondence: J. Houdaille,
Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675
Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20611 Kanter,
Deborah E. Widows and neighbors, cornfields and magueys.
The impact of population increase in the Toluca Valley: the case of
Tenango del Valle during the eighteenth century. [Viudas y
vecinos, milpas y magueyes. El impacto del auge de la poblacion en el
Valle de Toluca: el caso de Tenango del Valle en el siglo XVIII.]
Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 19-33 pp.
Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author examines the effect of
rapid population growth due to migration on the parish of Tenango del
Valle, Mexico, during the eighteenth century. She gives special
consideration to the impact on quality of life in indigenous villages,
especially for widows and female heads of households who were
impoverished as a result of discriminatory land transactions. Data are
mainly from the parish register for 1770.
Correspondence:
D. E. Kanter, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20612 Krongardt,
G. K. Population of Kirghizia in the last part of the
nineteenth and the early twentieth century. [Naselenie Kirgizii v
poslednei treti XIX-nachale XX veka.] ISBN 5-8355-0223-0. LC 89-155572.
1989. 90 pp. Ilim: Frunze, USSR. In Rus.
The population dynamics of
Kirghizia before the Soviet revolution of 1917 are analyzed using data
from archival and other published sources. Topics considered include
sex and age distribution, nationality, occupations, and literacy and
educational status. The author concludes that becoming part of the
Russian Empire had beneficial effects on the demographic
characteristics of the region. Particular attention is given to
changes in the ethnic composition of the population over
time.
Correspondence: Ilim, Leninskij Prospekt 265a, 720071
Frunze, Kirghizia. Location: U.S. Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
59:20613 Margulis,
Mario. Population and society in imperial Spain.
[Poblacion y sociedad en la Espana imperial.] Estudios Demograficos y
Urbanos, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 223-72 pp. Mexico City, Mexico.
In Spa.
The author reviews political, economic, and social change
in Spain during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a focus
on the impact on the spread of epidemics and on
mortality.
Correspondence: M. Margulis, Universidad de
Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Calle Viamonte 430/444,
1053 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20614 Motta, Jose
F.; da Costa, Iraci del N. Vila Rica: the mining failure
and demographic crisis. [Vila Rica: Inconfidencia e crise
demografica.] Revista Estudos Economicos, Vol. 22, No. 2, May-Aug 1992.
321-46 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Por. with sum. in Eng.
The authors
use parish registers and historical documents to examine population
dynamics in Vila Rica, Brazil, over the period 1740-1800. The effect of
the decline of gold mining is assessed in detail, with a focus on
ensuing levels of poverty and accompanying increases in mortality and
out-migration. Comparisons of marriage, death, and baptism rates
between the free and slave populations are
included.
Correspondence: J. F. Motta, Universidade de Sao
Paulo, Cidade Universitaria, CP 8191, 05508 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20615 Parkin, Tim
G. Demography and Roman society. Ancient Society and
History, ISBN 0-8018-4377-4. LC 91-45647. 1992. xvi, 225 pp. Johns
Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, Maryland/London, England. In Eng.
"The aim of this book is to introduce ancient historians, and all
others who have an interest in societies of the past, to the study of
the population structure and dynamics of ancient Roman society....In
the first chapter a detailed critique is given of the traditional
methods used by ancient historians in the field of demography, working
with such evidence as tombstone inscriptions; mummy labels, census
returns, and tax receipts from Roman Egypt; the 'life table of Ulpian';
skeletons; and ancient 'statistics' as recorded in literary
sources....The second section provides [a]...guide to the use of modern
demographic tools, in particular model life tables....This leads in to
the third chapter, were use is made of both modern techniques and
ancient evidence to discuss the probable age and sex structure of the
Roman population, and to analyze the effects of various factors, such
as changing levels of mortality and fertility, on the
population....[The author considers] general population structures and
variables, with a discussion of such aspects as contraception,
infanticide and infant mortality, age of marriage, sex ratios, the
human life span, and causes of death."
Correspondence:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 701 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD
21211-2190. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20616 Societa
Italiana di Demografia Storica [SIDES] (Bologna, Italy).
Population, society, and environment: themes of Italian historical
demography (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries). [Popolazione,
societa e ambiente: temi di demografia storica italiana (secc.
XVII-XIX).] LC 91-181163. 1990. xiv, 720 pp. Cooperativa Libraria
Universitaria Editrice [CLUEB]: Bologna, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in
Eng; Fre.
This volume contains the texts of papers presented by the
Italian delegates to the first Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian
Congress in Historical Demography, held in Barcelona, Spain, April
22-25, 1987. The papers are organized under the topics of nuptiality
and the family; mortality; the fertility decline; immigration from
Italy, 1860-1930; and the plague in the eastern Mediterranean,
1647-1657. The primary geographical focus is on
Italy.
Correspondence: Cooperativa Libraria Universitaria
Editrice, Via Marsala 24, 40126 Bologna, Italy. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
59:20617 Tsoulouhas,
Theofanis C. English demographic change from 1550 to 1839:
a new look. College of Commerce and Business Administration
Graduate Student Working Paper, No. 90-14, May 1990. 54 pp. University
of Illinois, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Bureau of
Economic and Business Research: Urbana, Illinois. In Eng.
A
Boserupian model is developed to evaluate various theories on the
causes of past changes in population dynamics in
England.
Correspondence: University of Illinois, College of
Commerce and Business Administration, Bureau of Economic and Business
Research, Urbana, IL 61801. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20618 Tuiran
Gutierrez, Rodolfo. Some recent findings regarding the
demographic history of Mexico. [Algunos hallazgos recientes de la
demografia historica mexicana.] Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol.
7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 273-312 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author reviews recent contributions to the field of historical
demography concerning Mexico. Articles are grouped into sections on
demographic crisis, nuptiality, and the family and household. An
extensive bibliography is included.
Correspondence: R.
Tuiran Gutierrez, Colegio de Mexico, Centro de Estudios Demograficos y
de Desarrollo Urbano, Camino al Ajusco 20, 10740 Mexico, DF, Mexico.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20619 Vargas
Uribe, Guillermo. Historical geography of the population
of Michoacan. Eighteenth century. [Geografia historica de la
poblacion de Michoacan. Siglo XVIII.] Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos,
Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 193-222 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author incorporates geographic variables into this study of
population dynamics in Michoacan, Mexico, during the eighteenth
century.
Correspondence: G. Vargas Uribe, Universidad
Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Escuela de Economia, Edificio TR,
Ciudad Universitaria, 58030 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20620 Brown,
John; Guinnane, Timothy W.; Lupprian, Marion. The Munich
Polizeimeldebogen as a source for quantitative history. OPR
Working Paper, No. 92-10, Nov 1992. 37 pp. Princeton University, Office
of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"We
document a previously unused and particularly rich micro source: the
Munich Polizeimeldebogen (PMBs), the registration system used by Munich
and other German city authorities during the nineteenth century to keep
track of their populations."
Correspondence: Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20621 Haines,
Michael R. The use of historical census data for mortality
and fertility research. NBER Working Paper Series on Historical
Factors in Long Run Growth, No. 31, 1991. 16, [3] pp. National Bureau
of Economic Research [NBER]: Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"This paper illustrates the application of indirect techniques of
fertility and mortality estimation to historical census data, both in
published form and as micro census samples derived from the original
enumerators' manuscripts." The geographical focus is on the United
States.
Correspondence: National Bureau of Economic
Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Demography Library,
Philadelphia, PA.
59:20622 Imhof,
Arthur E. European historical demography--its global
relevance. [Europaische Historische Demographie--von weltweiter
Relevanz.] Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 18, No. 2,
1992. 209-28 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author assesses the importance to historical demographers of
parish registers kept in Europe over the past 300 years and discusses
the relevance of such detailed record-keeping for contemporary
developing countries.
Correspondence: A. E. Imhof, Freie
Universitat Berlin, Fachbereich Geschichtsiwssenschaften,
Habelschwerdter Allee 45, D-W-1000 Berlin 33, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20623 Rabell
Romero, Cecilia A. The population of New Spain as
estimated from parish registers (investigative advances and
perspectives). [La poblacion novohispana a la luz de los registros
parroquiales (avances y perspectivas de investigacion).] Cuaderno de
Investigacion Social, No. 21, ISBN 968-36-1674-7. LC 91-199859. 1990.
91 pp. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de
Investigaciones Sociales: Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author
uses data from parish registers to examine population dynamics in
Mexico (New Spain) during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and
critically compares her findings with those of studies using other
methods.
Correspondence: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Ciudad Universitaria,
04510 Mexico City, DF, Mexico. Location: U.S. Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
