Nutrition and Economic Development in the Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monarchy: An Anthropometric History

Hardback

Main Details

Title Nutrition and Economic Development in the Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monarchy: An Anthropometric History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Komlos
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
Political economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691632896
ClassificationsDewey:338.09436
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

John Komlos examines the industrial expansion of Austria from a fresh viewpoint and develops a new model for the industrial revolution. By integrating recent advances in the study of human biology and nutrition as they relate to physical stature, population growth, and levels of economic development, he reveals an intense Malthusian crisis in the H