R T Vann
R T Vann
J Schellekens
J Schellekens
This study attempts to determine the extent to which several hypotheses are able to account for the illegitimate fertility decline in England in the second half of the nineteenth century. The results of a pooled time-series analysis are con...
To nurse the young: breastfeeding and infant feeding in late Imperial China [0.03%]
哺乳与育儿：帝制晚期的母乳喂养和婴儿喂养
H Ping-Chen
H Ping-Chen
The article concerns breastfeeding and infant feeding in late imperial China, as described in medical texts and family records. Special instructions on nursing appeared in Chinese medical writings from the tenth century on as pediatrics bec...
J R Watt
J R Watt
Analysis of criminal proceedings and death records for early modern Geneva reveals an explosion in suicides after 1750. New attitudes toward courtship, marriage, and the familly contributed to this dramatic increase, as unprecedented number...
Pretransition marital fertility variation over time: was there deliberate control in England? [0.03%]
英格兰婚前生育率的变化：是否进行过人为控制？
D Friedlander,B S Okun
D Friedlander
An important line of research concerning historical fertility patterns in currently developed countries of Europe has concluded that, prior to the fertility transition, marital fertility was essentially constant over time, and deliberate fe...