Population and demography

Discover the origins and consequences of human movement over time, from the 16th-century Age of Discovery to 21st-century immigration politics.

This volume explores the determinants of state power, the strategic options of rising powers, the drivers of conflict in dynamic international systems, and American grand strategy past and present to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the current era of great power competition.

"El libro que tiene en sus manos va más allá de la Comunicación.

"Las múltiples dimensiones de la despoblación activan también diversas perspectivas de análisis, tanto científicas como prácticas.

Massive Soviet-era migrations left one in five people outside their own nation, a situation that is still sorting itself out.

Written lucidly and simply to serve as an introduction to the study of the African continent from a human population perspective, this book demonstrates important factors in the ebb and flow of group size and structure using the example of the fastest growing region in the world.

Das Alkoholentzugssyndrom ist eine ernsthafte Herausforderung, die sowohl körperliche als auch psychische Auswirkungen haben kann.

Exploring how sweeping demographic changes have resulted in the ineffectiveness of recent monetary and fiscal policies, this book identifies corrective actions that will start to reverse the trends of low economic growth and widespread government deficits.

Immigrants now comprise one-fourth of the 75 million children in the United States.

Originally published in 1983, this book examines the problems of fertility in predicting population trends.

Originally published in 1988, this collection of essays was the first attempt by population scientists to incorporate some of the methods and materials of anthropologists into their work.

Originally published in 1988 and 1990, this book asks what positive lessons can be learned from some of the developing world's success stories on population.

Originally published in 1983, this book examines the problems of fertility in predicting population trends.

Originally published in 1988 and 1990, this book asks what positive lessons can be learned from some of the developing world's success stories on population.

Originally published in 1980, this volume reviews the demographic patterns of fertility, marriage and mortality with reference to developed societies in the 19th and 20th centuries in Western Europe and North America.

Massive Soviet-era migrations left one in five people outside their own nation, a situation that is still sorting itself out.

Originally published in 1986, this book explores many important aspects of the relationship between population change and planning, exploring the impact of population change on service provision and its impact on the policy-making process.

Ageing is a timebomb.

Ageing is a timebomb.

First Published in 1968.

This work reports on the Vietnam war as seen by the GI in the jungles.

This book will provide a space for new and emergent research in environmental migration, particularly in the context of a world beginning to emerge from the grip of a debilitating public health crisis that kept many firmly rooted in place while displacing others internationally.

Wie Demografie unsere Welt erklärtDemografische Übergänge, die einst mehrere Generationen Zeit brauchten, vollziehen sich heute in nur wenigen Jahrzehnten – und wir sind mittendrin!

La société investit dans la production de cadres normatifs, en même temps qu'elle construit des moyens de les transgresser, en proposant des cadres alternatifs ou contre-normatifs.

Wie sieht das Leben der Menschen in den deutschen Städten und Gemeinden heute (schon) aus?

El éxodo de cada individuo es un triunfo del espíritu, el valor y el ingenio humano sobre las barreras que imponen los ricos.

Las experiencias migratorias de los españoles en la Ciudad de México en el primer tercio del siglo xx son analizadas en este libro desde un enfoque novedoso en los estudios históricos sobre la inmigración española en México, teniendo en cuenta el análisis de los problemas de inserción social y laboral de los trabajadores asalariados y sus familias en un tiempo conflictivo de la historia del país.

El espacio como signo de contención, movilidad, identidad cultural, expresión corporal, dispositivo mnemónico y de percepción colectiva e individual permite examinar relaciones sociales y de género, circunstancias histórico-mnemónicas y diferencias culturales.

Desde el retorno a la democracia Santiago se convirtió en uno de los escenarios relevantes del cambio social como efecto de las políticas de apertura económica de una ciudad global a escala local, pasando de ser el "Santiago antiguo" antes del terremoto de 1985 a la zona de Renovación Urbana de principios del siglo XXI.

Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health.

This Fourth Edition of a pioneering book provides a critical analysis of the origins and evolution of political and policy debates regarding race and racism in British society.

This book discusses the links between population growth, migration and the transport system in China.

This edited volume offers state-of-the-art research on the dynamics of contemporary fertility by examining the implications of the economic and social forces that are driving the rapid change in fertility behavior, and the changing context, determinants, and measurement of contemporary human reproduction.

The book ‘Integrated Science to achieve Sustainable Development Goals’ debates how different fields of study can confront or mitigate problems or contribute together to the development of society.

It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.

The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes.

Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia discusses the challenges posed by a rapidly aging population and identifies needed research to help policymakers better respond to them.

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