Death at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent : mortality trends in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945 / edited by Theo Engelen, John R. Shepherd, Yang Wen-shan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Engelen, Th.. (Theo), editor.

Shepherd, John Robert,., editor.

Yang, Wen-Shan,., editor.

Series:

Life at the extremes ; v. 4.

Life at the extremes ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mortality--Netherlands.

Mortality.

Mortality--Taiwan.

Mortality--Netherlands--Statistics.

Mortality--Taiwan--Statistics.

Mortality--Regional disparities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Aksant, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines contrasting historical demographics in Western Europe and Asia, taking the Netherlands and Taiwan as representative populations. Both countries have witnessed steady, continuous improvements in public health, disease prevention, and medical care. The contributors compare the impact of disease and mortality on the lives of individuals and families under very different cultural and social conditions. Death at the Opposite Ends of the Eurasian Continent analyzes a variety of factors, including maternal and infant mortality, as well as the accuracy of Taiwan's censuses and death reporting.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Death at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent Mortality trends in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945 / Engelen, Theo / Shepherd, John R.

1. Trends in mortality and the evolution of the cause-of-death pattern in the Netherlands: 1850-2000 / Poppel, Frans van

2. Trends in mortality and causes of death in Japanese colonial period Taiwan / Shepherd, John R.

3. Mortality in the Netherlands: general development and regional differences / Engelen, Theo / Schoonheim, Marloes

4. Regional and ethnic variation in mortality in Japanese colonial period Taiwan / Shepherd, John R.

5. An outline of socio-medical care in the Netherlands, 19th and early 20th centuries / Rutten, Willibrord

6. An overview of public health development in Japan-ruled Taiwan / Shi-yung, Liu

7. The demographic history of smallpox in the Netherlands, 18th-19th centuries / Rutten, Willibrord

8. Anti-malaria policy in colonial Taiwan / Ya-wen, Ku

9. Maternal mortality in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945 / Shepherd, John R. / Schoonheim, Marloes / Tian-yun, Chang / Kok, Jan

10. Maternal depletion and infant mortality / Engelen, Theo / Wolf, Arthur P.

11. The massacre of the innocents Infant mortality in Lugang (Taiwan) and Nijmegen (the Netherlands) / Engelen, Theo / Ying-hui, Hsieh

12. Illegitimacy, adoption, and mortality among girls in Penghu, 1906-1945 / Guang-hong, Yu / Yu-lin, Huang / Ling-in, Chuu

13. How reliable is Taiwan's colonial period demographic data? / Chun-hao, Li / Wen-shan, Yang / Ying-chang, Chuang

References

Notes:

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ISBN:

9786613050724

9781283050722

1283050722

9789048514687

9048514681

OCLC:

713010182

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access