An Anthropometric History
E-Book, Englisch, Band 1010, 344 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6038-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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Originally published in 1989.
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FrontMatter, pg. i
CONTENTS, pg. vii
LIST OF FIGURES, pg. xi
LIST OF TABLES, pg. xiii
PREFACE, pg. xv
INTRODUCTION, pg. 3
1. The Theory of Anthropometric History, pg. 23
2. Human Stature in East-Central Europe: The Eighteenth Century, pg. 55
3. Institutional Change under Pressure: Government Policy in an Enlightened Despotism, pg. 119
4. Conclusion, pg. 167
5. The "Austrian" Model and the Industrial Revolution in England, pg. 187
6. Pre-industrial Economic Growth: A Generahzation of the "Austrian" Model, pg. 207
APPENDIX A. RECRUITING PRACTICES OF THE HABSBURG ARMY, pg. 225
APPENDIX B. SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES AND FIGURES, pg. 241
APPENDIX C. A SIMULATION OF THE 'AUSTRIAN" MODEL OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (WITH MARC ARTZROUNI), pg. 277
BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 291
INDEX, pg. 319