The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 20)
x, 78pp, lightly illustrated with charts and tables etc. In glazed pictorial covers (very slightly worn at edges). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the 19th century, combining migration, marriage patterns, fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of data available to historians and researchers. Of the issues examined, three take prominence - urbanisation, life chances and marriage patterns, and advances in public health. 8vo.
