Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Persistence of Misery in Europe and America before 1900
- 2 Why the Twentieth Century Was So Remarkable
- 3 Tragedies and Miracles in the Third World
- 4 Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
- 5 Problems of Equity in Health Care
- Postscript: How Long Can We Live?
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Biographical Notes
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Persistence of Misery in Europe and America before 1900
- 2 Why the Twentieth Century Was So Remarkable
- 3 Tragedies and Miracles in the Third World
- 4 Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
- 5 Problems of Equity in Health Care
- Postscript: How Long Can We Live?
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Biographical Notes
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700–2100Europe, America, and the Third World, pp. xix - xxPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004