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- Summary
- Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This book presents an introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a book that is a contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxvi, 431 pages
- Contents
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- Our changing bodies : 300 years of technophysio evolution
- Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data
- The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth
- Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700
- Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100
- The American experience of technophysio evolution
- Isbn
- 9780521705615
- Label
- The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
- Title
- The changing body
- Title remainder
- health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
- Statement of responsibility
- Roderick Floud .. [and others]
- Title variation
- Health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
- Subject
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- Anthropometry -- Europe
- Anthropometry -- United States
- Body Weights and Measures -- history
- Body Weights and Measures -- statistics & numerical data
- Europe
- Health
- Health -- History
- History, Modern 1601-
- Human beings -- Europe -- History
- Human beings -- United States -- History
- Life expectancy -- Europe -- History
- Life expectancy -- United States -- History
- Mortality -- Europe -- History
- Mortality -- United States -- History
- Nutrition -- Europe -- History
- Nutrition -- United States -- History
- Nutrition Surveys -- history
- Nutrition Surveys -- statistics & numerical data
- Nutritional anthropology
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Statistics
- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This book presents an introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a book that is a contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future
- Awards note
- Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2011
- Cataloging source
- NLM
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- statistics
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Floud, Roderick
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Series statement
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- NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
- New approaches to economic and social history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Body Weights and Measures
- Europe
- United States
- Body Weights and Measures
- Health
- History, Modern 1601-
- Nutrition Surveys
- Nutrition Surveys
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Anthropometry
- Anthropometry
- Nutritional anthropology
- Health
- Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Human beings
- Human beings
- Mortality
- Mortality
- Life expectancy
- Life expectancy
- Label
- The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700, Roderick Floud .. [and others]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-422) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Our changing bodies : 300 years of technophysio evolution -- Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data -- The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth -- Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700 -- Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100 -- The American experience of technophysio evolution
- Control code
- 699768911
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxvi, 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521705615
- Lccn
- 2011499012
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699768911
- Label
- The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700, Roderick Floud .. [and others]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-422) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Our changing bodies : 300 years of technophysio evolution -- Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data -- The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth -- Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700 -- Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100 -- The American experience of technophysio evolution
- Control code
- 699768911
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxvi, 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521705615
- Lccn
- 2011499012
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699768911
Subject
- Anthropometry -- Europe
- Anthropometry -- United States
- Body Weights and Measures -- history
- Body Weights and Measures -- statistics & numerical data
- Europe
- Health
- Health -- History
- History, Modern 1601-
- Human beings -- Europe -- History
- Human beings -- United States -- History
- Life expectancy -- Europe -- History
- Life expectancy -- United States -- History
- Mortality -- Europe -- History
- Mortality -- United States -- History
- Nutrition -- Europe -- History
- Nutrition -- United States -- History
- Nutrition Surveys -- history
- Nutrition Surveys -- statistics & numerical data
- Nutritional anthropology
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Statistics
- United States
Genre
Member of
- NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
- New approaches to economic and social history
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