This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic transition in the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. It asks if fluctuating populations is a new phenomenon, or if there has long been an inherent tendency in Man to maximize survival and to control family size.
- ISBN10 1281338761
- ISBN13 9781281338761
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer
- Pages 418
- Language English