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A World of Populations: Transnational Perspectives on Demography in the Twentieth Century
Heinrich Hartmann (Ed.)
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Description for A World of Populations: Transnational Perspectives on Demography in the Twentieth Century
Paperback. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses and practices. Together, they present a global picture of the history of demographic knowledge. Editor(s): Hartmann, Heinrich; Unger, Corinna R. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Demographic study and the idea of a population was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was natural. Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses ... Read more
Demographic study and the idea of a population was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was natural. Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785333514
SKU
V9781785333514
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99-15
About Heinrich Hartmann (Ed.)
Heinrich Hartmann is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His book, Der Volkskoerper bei der Musterung. Militaerstatistik und Demographie in Europa vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg (Wallstein 2011) received the Henry E. Sigerist Award in 2012. His research focuses on the history of nineteenth and twentieth century demography in Europe and on the history of Turkish modernization ... Read more
Reviews for A World of Populations: Transnational Perspectives on Demography in the Twentieth Century
...an important step in writing global or transnational histories of demographic ideas and discourses... The volume offers insights into global and local interactions, covers major aspects of global family planning programmes and overpopulation debates, as well as contains case studies on the United States, Poland, Chile, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, and Melanesia.
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