Sowing The Construction of Historical Longitudinal Population Databases

Twenty-three major databases containing historical longitudinal population data are presented and discussed in this volume, focusing on their aims, content, design, and structure. Some of these databases are based on pure longitudinal sources, such as population registers that continuously observe a...

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Main Author: Mandemakers, Kees (auth)
Other Authors: Alter, George (auth), Vézina, Hélène (auth), Puschmann, Paul (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Radboud University Press 2023
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