The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming: Population, Food and Family

by James Wood

Viewing the subsistence farm as primarily a 'demographic enterprise' to create and support a family, this book offers an integrated view of the demography and ecology of preindustrial farming. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it examines how traditional farming practices interact with demographic processes such as childbearing, death, and family formation. It includes topics such as household nutrition, physiological work capacity, health...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107033411
• ISBN13: 9781107033412
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.8"