Author: T. EngelenPublisher:
ISBN: 9789057421549
Category :
Languages : nl
Pages :
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Marriage and the family in Eurasia / druk 1
Author: T. EngelenPublisher:
ISBN: 9789057421549
Category :
Languages : nl
Pages :
Book Description
Two Cities, One Life
Author: Theo EngelenPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 905260214X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Annotation "In this book, the authors compare the demography of the Taiwanese town Lugang and the Dutch town Nijmegen using data on the lifes of thousands of their inhabitants. The period covered is approximately 1850 to 1945. First, the standard demographic rates on nuptiality, fertility and mortality are calculated to test the Malthusian predictions on a so called 'positive' and a 'preventive' demographic regime, Next, the authors try to disentangle the individual rationality behind aggregated measures in order to find out how the inhabitants of the two towns used the one life they had. Unaware of each others existence, the people living in Nijmegen and Lugang had more in common than one would expect given the huge cultural differences."--BOOK JACKET.
Death at the Opposite Ends of the Eurasian Continent
Author: Theo EngelenPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9052603790
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"Historical demographers since Malthus have characterized the West-European and Chinese demographic regimes as systems under low and high pressure, respectively. This volume examines the operation of the positive check at the two ends of the Eurasian continent by taking the Netherlands and Taiwan as representatives of the West-European and Chinese mortality regimes"--P. [4] of cover.
The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe
Author: Jack GoodyWomen and Gender in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia
Author: Mary ZirinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131745197X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2121
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and multilingual bibliography on "Women and Gender in East Central Europe and the Balkans (Vol. 1)" and "The Lands of the Former Soviet Union (Vol. 2)" over the past millennium. The coverage encompasses the relevant territories of the Russian, Hapsburg, and Ottoman empires, Germany and Greece, and the Jewish and Roma diasporas. Topics range from legal status and marital customs to economic participation and gender roles, plus unparalleled documentation of women writers and artists, and autobiographical works of all kinds. The volumes include approximately 30,000 bibliographic entries on works published through the end of 2000, as well as web sites and unpublished dissertations. Many of the individual entries are annotated with brief descriptions of major works and the tables of contents for collections and anthologies. The entries are cross-referenced and each volume includes indexes.
The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History
Author: Michal BiranPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521842266
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The book considers the political, institutional and cultural histories of the Qara Khitai.
Families Across Cultures
Author: James GeorgasPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139457640
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
Contemporary trends such as increased one-parent families, high divorce rates, second marriages and homosexual partnerships have all contributed to variations in the traditional family structure. But to what degree has the function of the family changed and how have these changes affected family roles in cultures throughout the world? This book attempts to answer these questions through a psychological study of families in thirty nations, carefully selected to present a diverse cultural mix. The study utilises both cross-cultural and indigenous perspectives to analyse variables including family networks, family roles, emotional bonds, personality traits, self-construal, and 'family portraits' in which the authors address common core themes of the family as they apply to their native countries. From the introductory history of the study of the family to the concluding indigenous psychological analysis of the family, this book is a source for students and researchers in psychology, sociology and anthropology.
Bibliographic Guide to Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian Studies
Author: Positive Or Preventive?
Author: Yingzhang ZhuangPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book adresses an important issue in historical demography - the differences between reproduction in low pressure and high pressure demographic regimes. The existence of such differences was first noted in 1789 by Thomas Malthus when he contrasted the low pressure European regimes with the high pressure regimes found in the less civilized parts of the world, most notably China and Japan. This contrast, long taken as fundamental by historical demographers, has recently been challenged by authors who argue that it should be discarded as Malthusian mythology. The papers included here evaluate the received and revisionist views by comparing reproduction in a high pressure regime - Taiwan during the Japanese occupation - and a low pressure regime - the Netherlands in the years 1830-1920. The papers examine the impact of infant mortality, social class, ethnic identity, illegitimacy, form of marriage, and rural vs. urban settings. Reality or mythology?, that is the question.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Author: Angus StevensonPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199571120
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 2093
Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.