Population and Society in an East Devon Parish: Reproducing Colyton 1540-1840.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)

Pamela Sharpe. Population and Society in an East Devon Parish: Reproducing Colyton 1540-1840. Exeter, U. K.: University of Exeter Press. 2002. Pp. xvi, 408. $80.00. ISBN 0-85989-655-2.

This book is Paula Sharpe's attempt to provide a more ample context for the demographic history of the English parish of Colyton, one of the most famous case studies in the annals of social science history. It was the abundance of demographic records in this parish that led to its selection by the Carnbridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure as part of its ambitious effort to ...

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