The Greek demographic expansion: Models and comparisons

Journal of Hellenic Studies

Volumn 123, Issue , 2003, Pages 120-140

  Scheidel, Walter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GREECE; HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GREECE; GREEK WORLD; HISTORY, ANCIENT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 11144322780     PISSN: 00754269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3246263     Document Type: Review

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