Fertility, Class and Gender in Britain, 1860–1940 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time)

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Review '… required reading for anyone interested in the still unresolved debate over the nature and causes of the origins and process of the modern fertility transition.' English Historical Review Book Description This book examines the dramatic fall in family size in Britain between 1860 and 1940. It overturns current thinking and presents new and surprising findings about the importance of sexual abstinence and widely spaced births. See all Product description