Tall Farmers and Tiny Weavers. Rural Living Standards and Heights in Flanders, 1830-1870.
The evolution of the average stature of convicts between 1830 and 1870 in the prisons of Ghent and Bruges is used as a measure of the biological standard of living and suggests progress in the quality of life in the Flemish countryside, particularly for children born after 1850. Heights are used to...
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| Language: | English |
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2018-01-01
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| Series: | Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tseg.nl/articles/10.18352/tseg.946/ |