The Changing Body Roderick Floud

The Changing Body

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Book Title
The Changing Body
Author
Roderick Floud
ISBN
9780521705615
Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard HarrisPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 04/29/2011ISBN: 9780521705615Pages: 458Weight: 1.60lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80dReview Citations: New York Review of Books 10/27/2011 pg. 76Choice 12/01/2011Library Journal 06/01/2011
Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/29/2011
ISBN: 9780521705615
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Review of Books 10/27/2011 pg. 76
Choice 12/01/2011
Library Journal 06/01/2011
Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/29/2011
ISBN: 9780521705615
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Review of Books 10/27/2011 pg. 76
Choice 12/01/2011
Library Journal 06/01/2011