Rising Life Expectancy : A Global History
Editorial Reviews
Review
'This impressive book should find a place on the shelves of scientists from a broad range of disciplines who wish to learn more about the history behind the dramatic extension of life that most of us experience today. This book will also inform coursework in such areas a epidemiology and human mortality and the history of public health.' Population and Development Review
'... highly readable ... lucidity and clarity that Riley has brought to bear on a topic ... a standard introductory text in undergraduate history courses concerned with the evolution of human health. It is also probable that Riley's contribution will find for itself a profitable market in the field of global history. One of the book's strengths is the way in which it pays far more than lip service to international comparisons. Medical History
Book Description
Between 1800 and 2000 life expectancy at birth rose from about 30 years to a global average of 67 years, and to more than 75 years in favored countries. This dramatic change was called a health transition, characterized by a transition both in how long people expected to live, and how they expected to die. Rising Life Expectancy examines the way humans reduced risks to their survival, both regionally and globally, to promote world population growth and population aging.
Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History,James C. Riley,Cambridge University Press,0521002818,Demography,History,History: World,Life expectancy,Sociology,World - General,20th century,History / World,Population & demography,World history,c 1800 to c 1900
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