Demographic Avant-Garde : : Jews in Bohemia between the Enlightenment and the Shoah / / Jana Vobecká.
This book studies the unique demographic behavior of Jews in Bohemia (the historic part of the Czech Republic), starting from a moment in history when industrialization in Central Europe was still far away in the future, and when Jews were still living legally restricted lives in ghettos. Very early...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- A Note on Place Names
- Part 1. The Concept of a Demographic Avant-Garde: Three Keys
- Chapter 1. Population Change, Demographic Transition and Its Forerunners
- Chapter 2. Historical Context: The Case of Jews in Bohemia
- Chapter 3. Data Sources: Correct Use and Interpretation
- Part 2. Jewish Population Development in Bohemia: Trends and Transitions from the Mid-Eighteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century
- Chapter 4. Population Growth and Spatial Distribution
- Chapter 5. Population Structure: Sex, Age, and Marital Status
- Chapter 6. Marital Patterns: Nuptiality and Divorce
- Chapter 7. Fertility
- Chapter 8. Mortality and Causes of Death
- Chapter 9. Natural Population Increase, Migration, Religious Disaffiliation, and Acculturation
- Part 3. Social and Economic Characteristics of Jews in Bohemia
- Chapter 10. Linguistic Identity and Ethnicity
- Chapter 11. Education System and Enrolment
- Chapter 12. Social Status, Professional Structure, and Economic Contributions
- Conclusion
- List of References and Data Sources
- List of Appendices
- Index of Names and Concepts