Quantitative Studies in History

Historical Studies of Changing Fertility Charles Tilly

The nine papers in this volume examine the historical experience of particular populations in Western Europe and North America in a search for the processes that change fertility patterns. The contributors' findings enable them to...

The New Urban History: Quantitative Explorations by American Historians Leo Francis Schnore

As part of the new consciousness concerning the history of the American city, younger historians, economists, and geographers working with quantitative methods on urban-historical problems were brought together at a conference sponsored...

The History of Parliamentary Behavior Edited by William O. Aydelotte

In this volume thirteen American and European scholars show how a variety of mathematical tools may be used to attack major questions in the history of parliamentary behavior. Their essays treat key topics related to the varied but...

Family and Population in 19th Century America Edited by Tamara K. Hareven and Maris A. Vinovskis

Representing new approaches to the study of the family and historical demography, this collection of essays analyzes the relationships of demographic processes in different population groups to household structure and family...

The History of American Electoral Behavior Edited by Joel H. Silbey and Allan G. Bogue

Concentrating on the American historical experience, the contributors to this volume apply quantitative techniques to the study of popular voting behavior. Their essays address problems of improving conceptualization and classifications...

The Dimensions of Quantitative Research in History William O. Aydelotte, Robert William Fogel, and Allan G. Bogue

Nine papers consider problems in American, French, and British history that range from economic history to political behavior and social structure.

Originally published in 1972.

Essays on a Mature Economy: Britain After 1840 Edited by Donald N. McCloskey

Debating the promises and limits of the "new economic history," seventeen economists and economic historians look at Great Britain, from the peak of her industrial dominance in 1840 to her eclipse by the surging economies of Germany and...