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

The changing body: health, nutrition and human development in the western world since 1700
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 and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible 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 major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future
9780521879750
Cambridge University Press
Floud, Roderick
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Harris, Bernard
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Hong, Sok Chul
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Floud, Roderick, Fogel, Robert, Harris, Bernard and Hong, Sok Chul (2011) The changing body: health, nutrition and human development in the western world since 1700 , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, GB. Cambridge University Press, 456pp.

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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 fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible 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 major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future

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Published date: March 2011
Additional Information: The Changing Body received the PROSE Award for Excellence in Economics in 2011 (see http://www.proseawards.com/current-winners-2011.html for further details)

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Local EPrints ID: 186335
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/186335
ISBN: 9780521879750
PURE UUID: d1c4b569-12d1-420b-9cc7-08148c696ebd

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Date deposited: 13 May 2011 09:01
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 17:41

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Author: Roderick Floud
Author: Robert Fogel
Author: Bernard Harris
Author: Sok Chul Hong

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