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Sylvia T. Wargon - Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century - 9780774808187 - V9780774808187
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Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

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Description for Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century Hardback. Focusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, this book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 635.

Canada is unique among Western nations in possessing populationinformation dating back almost 400 years. Drawing on this richbackground, the book offers a social and institutional account of theevolution of demography in Canada focusing on the period from 1913 to1995, as the discipline unfolded against the changing cultural, social,and political scene.

Augmenting published and unpublished sources with information culledfrom personalized questionnaires sent to key scholars andpractitioners, Sylvia Wargon describes and interprets the developmentof the field. She provides important background information about theorigins and history of demography in Europe and Canada from theseventeenth to the nineteenth century, and explains the gradualdevelopment and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774808187
SKU
V9780774808187
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About Sylvia T. Wargon
Sylvia T. Wargon is retired from Statistics Canada,where she worked for more than three decades. Her publication areasinclude demography, sociology, and the history of science.

Reviews for Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century
This book may well contribute to a renewed appreciation of the role of social statistics in understanding society, and thus in providing a useful and legitimate undertaking for its best young talent.
Roderic Beaujot
Population Studies, No 1

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