The Study of Population

An Inventory and Appraisal

Edited by Philip M. Hauser and Otis Dudley Duncan

Edited by Philip M. Hauser and Otis Dudley Duncan

Cloth $55.00 ISBN: 9780226319513 Published April 1959

Here is an encyclopedic summary of the field of demography, ranging from its historical beginnings to promising subjects for its future study, from analysis of the subfields of demography to the possibilities of its integration with other scientific disciplines. The Study of Population contains contributions by twenty-eight top-ranking population specialists, each of whom writes with a thorough knowledge of his field.