The British Fertility Decline : Demographic Transition in the Crucible of the Industrial Revolution

Building on the theory of the demographic transition, Michael S. Teitelbaum assesses the dramatic decline in British fertility from 1841 to 1931 in terms of social transformations associated with the Industrial Revolution. His book is an intensive analysis of the British case at both county and national levels. Originally published in 1984. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Building on the theory of the demographic transition, Michael S. Teitelbaum assesses the dramatic decline in British fertility from 1841 to 1931 in terms of social transformations associated with the Industrial Revolution. His book is an intensive analysis of the British case at both county and national levels. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Social and Economic Setting from 1750 to 1913 Chapter 3: Methods of Fertility Measurement Chapter 4: Trends in Overall Fertility, 1841-1931 Chapter 5: Nuptiality Components of Fertility Chapter 6: Marital and Extramarital Fertility Chapter 7: Alternative "Explanatory" Models of Marital Fertility Decline Chapter 8: The Social and Economic Context of Fertility Decline Chapter 9: Conclusions Appendix: Two Sets of County Boundaries, and Erroneous Figures for County Vital Rates in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Bibliography Index