Rethinking the Achievements and Limitations of English Historical Demography
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For the past few decades English historical demography has played a leading role in the academic research of the demographic phenomena and the underlying social structure of the past. Ever since the method of family reconstitution was applied to a reasonably large number of English parishes, the works of the pioneering demographic historians have been considered as a standard. But generalization of this standard needs a serious consideration when applied on the researches of other countries with different background. This article offers a critical review on the hitherto achievements of English historical demography, and discusses the inherent limitations. First, it investigates that what kind of primary sources have been used by the demographers working on middle to modern ages. It further discusses the nature of individual materials and argues the pros and cons of the researches. Then an analysis has been made on the research results that were produced from those materials, with an emphasis on family reconstitution methods and its application. Also, the authors has raised some issues that English historial demography has yet to fully address despite its great achievements.
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For the past few decades English historical demography has played a leading role in the academic research of the demographic phenomena and the underlying social structure of the past. Ever since the method of family reconstitution was applied to a reasonably large number of English parishes, the works of the pioneering demographic historians have been considered as a standard. But generalization of this standard needs a serious consideration when applied on the researches of other countries with different background. This article offers a critical review on the hitherto achievements of English historical demography, and discusses the inherent limitations. First, it investigates that what kind of primary sources have been used by the demographers working on middle to modern ages. It further discusses the nature of individual materials and argues the pros and cons of the researches. Then an analysis has been made on the research results that were produced from those materials, with an emphasis on family reconstitution methods and its application. Also, the authors has raised some issues that English historial demography has yet to fully address despite its great achievements.