Brass tacks : essays in medical demography : a tribute to the memory of Professor William Brass / edited by Basia Zaba and John Blacker.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Brass, William.
• Zaba, Basia.
• Blacker, J. G. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Demography.
• Fertility.
• Mortality.

Medical Subjects:

• Demography.
• Fertility.
• Mortality.

Genre:

• Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xi, 301 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Essays in medical demography

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Athlone Press, 2001.

Summary:

Professor William Brass has been described as one of the most distinguished demographers since the Reverend Thomas Malthus. Brass was an outstanding teacher and a mentor to many demographers who have gone on to become respected academics in their own right, and the papers collected in this volume reflect his influence in four different fields of demographic science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0485115638

OCLC:

50664477