Studies on the population of China, 1368-1953

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1959. 1st edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a good if slighlty edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper taped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Library marks remain. Series: Harvard East Asian Series, 4. Physical description: xviii, 374 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Frontmatter -- Foreword / K. Fairbank, John -- Preface / T. Ho, P. -- Contents -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER I. The Nature of Ming Population Data -- CHAPTER II. The Nature of Ting -- CHAPTER III. Population Data, 1741�1775 -- CHAPTER IV. Population Data, 1776�1850 -- CHAPTER V. Population Data, 1851�1953 -- CHAPTER VI. The Population-Land Relation: Ming, Ch�ing, and Modern Land Data -- CHAPTER VII. The Population-Land Relation: Interregional Migrations -- CHAPTER VIII. Land Utilization and Food Production -- CHAPTER IX. Other Economic and Institutional Factors -- CHAPTER . Catastrophic Deterrents -- CHAPTER XI. Conclusion -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX I. OFFICIAL POPULATION DATA, 1741�1850 -- APPENDIX II. CHANGES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION , 1787�1953 -- APPENDIX III. CHINA'S IMPORTS OF MAJOR FOODS, 1867�1937 -- APPENDIX IV. NATURAL CALAMITIES IN HUPEI, 1644�1911. Subjects: 14th-20th centuries; Population Statistics; China Population; Asia-Pacific; Culture and History of non-European Territories; Demography; China Population History; China Statistics.