Social upheaval and fertility decline

Journal of Family History

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 382-406

  Caldwell, John C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Fertility theory; Historical demography; Revolution; Social crisis; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744365137     PISSN: 03631990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363199004267744     Document Type: Article

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