From John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de Tue Jun 8 08:51:02 2004 From: John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de (John Komlos) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:33 2005 Subject: EHB: anthropometrics and economic development Message-ID: We have tried to trace the introduction of anthropometrics into the economic development literature in the late 1970s. The paper is downloadable at: http://www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/ls_komlos/anthroecdev.pdf I am wondering if anyone on this list has information on the accuracy of the way this literature developed. In any event, I would be grateful for comments and observations. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, John Komlos From John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de Fri Jun 18 15:00:27 2004 From: John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de (John Komlos) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:33 2005 Subject: EHB: Special issue of Social Science History dedicated to Anthropometric History Message-ID: Vol 28, no. 2 Summer 2004 Table of Contents: John Komlos and Jorg Baten, Introduction Richard Steckel, The Remakably Tall Stature of Northern European Men during the Medieval era George Alter, et al, Stature in 19th c. Belgium Michael Haines, Growing Incomes, Shrinking People, - Can economic development be hazardous to your healht? Historical Evidence for the United States, England, and the Netherlands in the 19th century Deborah Oxley, Living Standards of Women in Prefamine Ireland Ricardo Salvatore, Stature, Nutrition, and Regional Convergence: the Argentine Northwest in the first half of the 20th century Lee Craig, et al. The Effectof Mechanical Refrigeration on Nutrition in the United States Roderick Floud, Origins of Anthropometric History: a Personal Memoir Stanley Engermann, Personal Reflections on the 1982 Special Anthropmetric issue of Social Science History Price of a Single issue is $15.00 from Duke University Press. write to subscriptions@dukeupress.edu