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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. I Mythologies
  4. 1 Introduction 3
  5. 2 Malthusian Myths 14
  6. II Realities
  7. 3 Subsistence 27
  8. 4 Mortality 42
  9. 5 Marriage 63
  10. 6 Fertility 83
  11. III Implications
  12. 7 System 103
  13. 8 Society 123
  14. 9 Demography, Ideology, and Politics 137
  15. Appendix: Chinese Population Sources, 1700–2000 149
  16. Notes 159
  17. References 207
  18. Index 240
One Quarter of Humanity
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https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040052-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. I Mythologies
  4. 1 Introduction 3
  5. 2 Malthusian Myths 14
  6. II Realities
  7. 3 Subsistence 27
  8. 4 Mortality 42
  9. 5 Marriage 63
  10. 6 Fertility 83
  11. III Implications
  12. 7 System 103
  13. 8 Society 123
  14. 9 Demography, Ideology, and Politics 137
  15. Appendix: Chinese Population Sources, 1700–2000 149
  16. Notes 159
  17. References 207
  18. Index 240
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