Friends in life and death : the British and Irish Quakers in the demographic transition, 1650-1900 /...
Friends in life and death : the British and Irish Quakers in the demographic transition, 1650-1900 /...
Friends in life and death : the British and Irish Quakers in the demographic transition, 1650-1900 / Richard T. Vann and David Eversley.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Date
1992.
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N941.0088/2
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English
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Physical content
xix, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The quality of the sources -- 2. Characteristics of the sample -- 3. Marriage according to truth -- 4. The fruitfulness of the faithful -- 5. The quality and quantity of life.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1992.
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Summary
From 1825 onwards the number of births steadily declined, showing Quakers to have been in the vanguard of the move towards the small, modern family. The authors, wherever possible, compare the Quakers in the British Isles with the contemporary population of Britain and Ireland as a whole, as well as with that of France, Quebec, and the American col...
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Friends in life and death : the British and Irish Quakers in the demographic transition, 1650-1900 / Richard T. Vann and David Eversley.
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Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 17.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-273) and index.
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N941.0088/2
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74VKw35qBWgg
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ISBN
0521392012 (hardback)
9780521392013 (hardback)
DDC
941.0088286
MMS ID
991018344429702626
