Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0226450929 ISBN 13: 9780226450926
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket.
Language: English
Published by East European Monographs, Boulder, 1983
ISBN 10: 0880330171 ISBN 13: 9780880330176
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Octavo, 204 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have rubbing to corners and spine edges. Textblock clean. Shelved ND-E. 1376535. FP New Rockville Stock.
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0226450929 ISBN 13: 9780226450926
Hardback. Condition: Good condition. What can body measurements tell us about living standards in the past? In this collection of essays studying height and weight data from eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe, North America, and Asia, fourteen distinguished scholars explore the relation between physical size, economic development, and standard of living among various socioeconomic groups. Analyzing the differences in physical stature by social group, gender, age, provenance, and date and place of birth, these essays illuminate urban and rural differences in well-being, explore the effects of market integration on previously agricultural societies, contrast the experiences of several segments of society, and explain the proximate causes of downturns and upswings in well-being. Particularly intriguing is the researchers' conclusion that the environment of the New World during this period was far more propitious than that of Europe, based on data showing that European aristocrats were in worse health than even the poorest members of American society.
Language: English
Published by Westview Press, Boulder, 1995
ISBN 10: 0813320550 ISBN 13: 9780813320557
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tables, figures, few tiny marks edges, minor edgewear jacket. 225 pp. This book looks at historical anthropometrics which is the study of changes over time in mean human body size. The essays in this book help to shed some light on some of the questions which remain to be answered about nutritional status in the past. The human effects of the economic changes of the last 200 years, has extended analysis to regions where such information has been lacking, including Russia, Canada, Indonesia, Italy, and Spain.
Language: English
Published by East European Monographs, Boulder, 1983
ISBN 10: 0880330171 ISBN 13: 9780880330176
Seller: Librairie Sheehy (Theologia Books), La Charite sur Loire, France
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Very fine cloth copy. No dustjacket. xii, 204 pages. Book.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 831 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.