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 t...

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Main Author: Ewout Depauw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2018-01-01
Series:Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis
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Online Access:https://test.openjournals.nl/tseg/article/view/8213