1. The Theory of Anthropometric History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF FIGURES xi
4. LIST OF TABLES xiii
5. PREFACE xv
6. INTRODUCTION 3
7. THE "AUSTRIAN" MODEL
8. 1. The Theory of Anthropometric History 23
9. 2. Human Stature in East-Central Europe: The Eighteenth Century 55
10. 3. Institutional Change under Pressure: Government Policy in an Enlightened Despotism 119
11. 4. Conclusion 167
12. EXTENSIONS
13. 5. The "Austrian" Model and the Industrial Revolution in England 187
14. 6. Pre-industrial Economic Growth: A Generahzation of the "Austrian" Model 207
15. APPENDIX A. RECRUITING PRACTICES OF THE HABSBURG ARMY 225
16. APPENDIX B. SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES AND FIGURES 241
17. APPENDIX C. A SIMULATION OF THE «AUSTRIAN" MODEL OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (WITH MARC ARTZROUNI) 277
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
19. INDEX 319