NEW ESTIMATES OF SETTLER LIFE SPAN AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652–1948

Economic History of Developing Regions

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-86

  Cilliers, Jeanne ^a   Fourie, Johan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

age distribution; economic development; family life; historical demography; life span; living standards; marriage patterns; population dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897456183     PISSN: 20780389     EISSN: 20780397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2012.745663     Document Type: Article

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