Much Ado about Nothing? Reconsidering the Smallpox Effect. Height in the Nineteenth-Century Town of Thielt, Belgium
Anthropometric evidence such as height has been considered a major indicator of the social and economic well-being of past societies. To understand differences in attained height, the role of several determinants has been widely discussed. Since the 1990s, the impact of disease has shown to be a promising topic. In particular, research on the effect of smallpox on the height of the population in nineteenth-century England has triggered heated debate. Voth and Leunig argue that smallpox stunted height, but their results have been called into serious question by scholars such as Oxley, Razzell,... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis, Vol 14, Iss 4 (2018) |
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Schlagwörter: | Smallpox / Height / Nineteenth Century / Thielt / Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform / HN1-995 / Economic history and conditions / HC10-1085 |
Sprache: | Englisch Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26612728 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doaj.org/article/56df94695faf43a09a1ee5a4b6c4c673 |