UID:
almahu_9947414718502882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781139059954 (ebook)
Content:
The first full-scale, one-volume survey of the demographic history of the United States has been fully updated here. From the arrival of humans in the Western Hemisphere to the current century, Klein analyses the basic demographic trends in the growth of the pre-conquest, colonial and national populations. From the origin and distribution of the Native Americans to late 20th century changes in family structure, fertility and mortality, this updated edition incorporates recent research, including data from the 2010 census. In this definitive study, Klein explores regional patterns of fertility and mortality, trends in births, deaths and international and internal migrations, comparing them with contemporary European developments. The profound impact of historic declines in disease and mortality rates on the population structure of the late-20th century is explained, while the more recent urbanisation and rise of suburbia are examined within the context of new massive international migrations on North American society.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Paleo-Indians, Europeans, and the settlement of America; 2. Colonization and settlement of North America; 3. The Early Republic to 1860; 4. The creation of an industrial and urban society, 1860-1914; 5. The evolution of a modern population, 1914-1945; 6. Transitions: the baby boom and bust and the new new immigrants, 1945-1970; 7. A modern industrial society, 1970-2010.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107015982
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Sociology
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139059954
URL:
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