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Demographic avant-garde : Jews in Bohemia between the Enlightenment and Shoah / Jana Vobecká.

LIBRA DS135.C96 B642 2013
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vobecká, Jana, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Population--History--19th century.
Jews.
Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Population--History--20th century.
Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Social conditions--19th century.
Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Social conditions--20th century.
Demographic transition--Czech Republic--Bohemia--History--19th century.
Demographic transition.
Demographic transition--Czech Republic--Bohemia--History--20th century.
History.
Social conditions.
Population.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Ethnic relations.
Bohemia (Czech Republic).
Czech Republic--Bohemia.
Physical Description:
xix, 225 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Budapest : Central European University Press, [2013]
Contents:
Part 1 The Concept of a Demographic Avant-Garde: Three Keys
Chapter 1 Population Change, Demographic Transition and Its Forerunners 3
Chapter 2 Historical Context: The Case of Jews in Bohemia 15
Chapter 3 Data Sources: Correct Use and Interpretation 33
Part 2 Jewish Population Development in Bohemia: Trends and Transitions from the Mid-Eighteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century
Chapter 4 Population Growth and Spatial Distribution 43
Chapter 5 Population Structure: Sex, Age, and Marital Status 57
Chapter 6 Marital Patterns: Nuptiality and Divorce 67
Chapter 7 Fertility 77
Chapter 8 Mortality and Causes of Death 97
Chapter 9 Natural Population Increase, Migration, Religious Disaffiliation, and Acculturation 111
Part 3 Social and Economic Characteristics of Jews in Bohemia
Chapter 10 Linguistic Identity and Ethnicity 127
Chapter 11 Education System and Enrolment 135
Chapter 12 Social Status, Professional Structure, and Economic Contributions 145.
Notes:
"The current book differs markedly from the previous version, Populační vývoj Židů v Čechách v 19. a první třetině 20. století, published in Czech in 2007"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Edition:
Expanded version of: Vobecká, Jana.
ISBN:
9786155225338
6155225338
OCLC:
820531609

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