The changing body :: health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700 /

"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...

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Körperschaft: National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser: Floud, Roderick
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
New approaches to economic and social history.
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvi, 431 pages) : illustrations
Auszeichnungen:Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2011.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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