Robert V Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 199309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert V Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert V |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS R V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Union College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Population of the British Colonies in America Before 1776: A Survey of Census Data
Obituaries in American Culture
Janice Hume bases this book on the proposition that obituaries serve a social need by mirroring and reinforcing basic cultural values of a period. The theoretical elaboration of and justification for this proposition are thoughtful and engaging. The presentation and analysis of the evidence to support it is less successful. Hume begins her study with a careful discussion of public memory and cultural values. One of her central concerns throughout…
Facing the "King of Terrors": Death and Society in an American Community, 1750-1990
1. Meeting the 'King of Terrors' 2. Death in the colonial village 3. Thy death: 1800-50 4. To speak of death: culture and the individual 5. The era of the Civil War 1850-70 6. 'But the weaver knows the threads': perspectives on the Civil War 7. Great transitions: 1870-1950 8. To speak of death: searching for a new vocabulary 9. A vicarious intimacy with death: 1950 to the present Appendix Index.
"Facing the "King of Terrors: Death and Society in an American Community, 1750-1990
Journal Article Facing the “King of Terrors”: Death and Society in an American Community, 1750–1990. By Robert V. Wells. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. xiv, 301 pp. $44.95, ISBN 0-521-63319-2.) Get access James J. Farrell James J. Farrell St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 4, March 2001, Pages 1536–1537, https:…
The Mortality Transition in Schenectady, New York, 1880–1930
Over the past several decades, the demographic transition from high to low levels of both fertility and mortality has received much attention from scholars. Demographers have been interested in whether the change that has occurred in the developed parts of the world will be repeated elsewhere, while historians have used population changes as a means of exploring broader questions in social history. The interest, however, has not been evenly divid…
The Mortality Transition in Schenectady, New York, 1880-1930
Birth Weight and Economic Growth: Women's Living Standards in the Industrializing West
Mohawk Frontier: The Dutch Community of Schenectady, New York, 1661-1710
From Provinces into Nations: Demographic Integration in Western Europe, 1870-1960
The Population of England's Colonies in America: Old English or New Americans
In this paper growth rates, marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, population composition and urbanization in England and her American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are compared. The purpose is to see whether the colonists perpetuated English demographic patterns in the New World, or whether new environments led to new behaviour. The results are derived from numerous local studies, often based on family reconstitution. Ta…
A Retrospective Bibliography of American Demographic History from Colonial Times to 1983
Journal Article A Retrospective Bibliography of American Demographic History from Colonial Times to 1983. Comp. by David R. Gerhan and Robert V. Wells. (Westport: Greenwood, 1989. xxviii + 474 pp. $65.00.) Get access Margo Anderson Margo Anderson University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 4, March 1991, Pages 1458–1459, https://doi.org/1…
Population and Community in Rural America
Journal Article Population and Community in Rural America. By Lorraine Garkovich. (Westport: Greenwood, 1989. xviii + 235 pp. Cloth, $45.00; paper, $12.95.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College, Schenectady, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 4, March 1991, Pages 1323–1324, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078269 Published: 01 March 1991
Philadelphia in Transition: A Demographic History of the City and Its Occupational Groups, 1720-1830
Before the Horror: The Population of Hawai'i on the Eve of Western Contact
The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840
Journal Article The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790–1840. By Jack Larkin. (New York: Harper & Row, 1988. xvii + 349 pp. $19.95.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Page 925, https://doi.org/10.2307/2936470 Published: 01 December 1989
Prolonged Connections: The Rise of the Extended Family in Nineteenth-Century England and America
Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History
Marriage Seasonals in Early America: Comparisons and Comments
Marriage Seasonals in Early America: Comparisons and Comments In a recent issue of the J.I.H., Cressy presented data indicating that, soon after their arrival in the New World, colonists in a variety of Massachusetts towns adopted a seasonal pattern of marriage unlike either French or English yearly rhythms. At the end of the article, Cressy called for comparisons with other early American populations such as French Canadians, middle-colony Dutch…
Past, Present, and Personal: The Family and the Life Course in American History
Journal Article Past, Present, and Personal: The Family and the Life Course in American History. By John Demos. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. xiii + 215 pp. $17.95.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 2, September 1987, Pages 489–490, https://doi.org/10.2307/1900042 Published: 01 September 1987
Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History
Generations and Change: Genealogical Perspectives in Social History
Review of: Generations and Change: Genealogical Perspectives in Social History. Taylor, Robert M., Jr. and Crandall, Ralph J., ed
Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History
Journal Article Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History. By Robert V. Wells. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985. xii + 184 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, references and readings, and index. Cloth, $29.50; paper, $8.95.) Get access Maris A. Vinovskis Maris A. Vinovskis University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American H…
Marriage and Love in England: Modes of Reproduction, 1300-1840
New Opportunities in a New Nation: The Development of New York after the Revolution
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society: Contributions in Family Studies
The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840
Journal Article The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790–1840. By Jack Larkin. (New York: Harper & Row, 1988. xvii + 349 pp. $19.95.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Page 925, https://doi.org/10.2307/2936470 Published: 01 December 1989
Family size and fertility control in eighteenth-century America: A study of quaker families
It has long been assumed, on the basis of the information provided by the colonial and early national censuses, that the birth rate in eighteenth-century America must have been very high to account both for the rapid rate of growth and the high proportion of the population under the age of sixteen. Employing several methods of analysis, a number of experts have agreed in estimating that the birth rate at the end of the eighteenth and in the early…
Obituaries in American Culture
Janice Hume bases this book on the proposition that obituaries serve a social need by mirroring and reinforcing basic cultural values of a period. The theoretical elaboration of and justification for this proposition are thoughtful and engaging. The presentation and analysis of the evidence to support it is less successful. Hume begins her study with a careful discussion of public memory and cultural values. One of her central concerns throughout…
The Population of England's Colonies in America: Old English or New Americans
In this paper growth rates, marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, population composition and urbanization in England and her American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are compared. The purpose is to see whether the colonists perpetuated English demographic patterns in the New World, or whether new environments led to new behaviour. The results are derived from numerous local studies, often based on family reconstitution. Ta…
Past, Present, and Personal: The Family and the Life Course in American History
Journal Article Past, Present, and Personal: The Family and the Life Course in American History. By John Demos. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. xiii + 215 pp. $17.95.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 2, September 1987, Pages 489–490, https://doi.org/10.2307/1900042 Published: 01 September 1987
Quaker Marriage Patterns in a Colonial Perspective
ESPITE the obvious importance of marriage patterns for an understanding of the colonial family, and so of colonial society, the subject has only recently begun to receive close attention from students of the period. In the last few years, the studies of various Massachusetts towns done by John Demos, Philip Greven, and Kenneth Lockridge have led the way in exploring the relationships between marriage and other aspects of colonial society.' Becaus…
Demographic Change and the Life Cycle of American Families
From Provinces into Nations: Demographic Integration in Western Europe, 1870-1960
Marriage Seasonals in Early America: Comparisons and Comments
Marriage Seasonals in Early America: Comparisons and Comments In a recent issue of the J.I.H., Cressy presented data indicating that, soon after their arrival in the New World, colonists in a variety of Massachusetts towns adopted a seasonal pattern of marriage unlike either French or English yearly rhythms. At the end of the article, Cressy called for comparisons with other early American populations such as French Canadians, middle-colony Dutch…
Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History
Journal Article Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives on American Demographic History. By Robert V. Wells. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985. xii + 184 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, references and readings, and index. Cloth, $29.50; paper, $8.95.) Get access Maris A. Vinovskis Maris A. Vinovskis University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American H…
On the Dangers of Constructing Artificial Cohorts in Times of Rapid Social Change
On the Dangers of Constructing Artificial Cohorts in Times of Rapid Social Change One of the most important methodological developments in the study of history in the last decade has been the increased emphasis on cohort analysis. This technique picks up a group of people who experience some major event in their lives (e.g. birth, marriage, graduation) at the same time and then follows them over the rest of their life cycles to see when other cha…
"Facing the "King of Terrors: Death and Society in an American Community, 1750-1990
Journal Article Facing the “King of Terrors”: Death and Society in an American Community, 1750–1990. By Robert V. Wells. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. xiv, 301 pp. $44.95, ISBN 0-521-63319-2.) Get access James J. Farrell James J. Farrell St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 4, March 2001, Pages 1536–1537, https:…
Birth Weight and Economic Growth: Women's Living Standards in the Industrializing West
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society
Journal Article Revolutions in Ameiicans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society. By Robert V. Wells. (Westport: Greenwood, 1982. xvi + 311 pp. Map, charts, tables, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $29.95.) Get access Joseph F. Kett Joseph F. Kett University of Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 69, I…
Quakers in the Colonial Northeast
Journal Article Quakers in the Colonial Northeast. By Arthur J. Worrall. (Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 1980. x + 238 pp. Map, charts, tables, appendixes, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $12.50.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 68, Issue 1, June 1981, Pages 111–112, https://doi.org/10.230…
History Counts: Or, Numbers Have More Than Face Value
Historical Demography
Family size and fertility control in eighteenth-century America: A study of quaker families
It has long been assumed, on the basis of the information provided by the colonial and early national censuses, that the birth rate in eighteenth-century America must have been very high to account both for the rapid rate of growth and the high proportion of the population under the age of sixteen. Employing several methods of analysis, a number of experts have agreed in estimating that the birth rate at the end of the eighteenth and in the early…
Demographic Change and the Life Cycle of American Families
Quaker Marriage Patterns in a Colonial Perspective
ESPITE the obvious importance of marriage patterns for an understanding of the colonial family, and so of colonial society, the subject has only recently begun to receive close attention from students of the period. In the last few years, the studies of various Massachusetts towns done by John Demos, Philip Greven, and Kenneth Lockridge have led the way in exploring the relationships between marriage and other aspects of colonial society.' Becaus…
Household Size and Composition in the British Colonies in America, 1675-1775
Household Size and Composition in the British Colonies in America, 1675-1775 Between 1607 and 1776, the British empire in America underwent striking growth and diversification. Fron the first primitive settlement at Jamestown, the empire expanded until, by the time of the American Revolution, it encompassed over thirty colonies stretching from Newfoundland in the north to Barbados and Tobago in the south. Although almost three million persons liv…
The History of Childhood
Yankee Family
History Counts: Or, Numbers Have More Than Face Value
Land and People: A Cultural Geography of Preindustrial New Jersey: Origins and Settlement Patterns
Journal Article Land and People: A Cultural Geography of Preindustrial New Jersey: Origins and Settlement Patterns. By Peter O. Wacker. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1975. xx + 499 pp. Maps, tables, appendixes, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $22.50.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 63, Issue 3…
The Population of the British Colonies in America before 1776: A Survey of Census Data
Journal Article The Population of the British Colonies in America before 1776: A Survey of Census Data. By Robert V. Wells. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1975. xii + 342 pp. Tables, notes, and index. $18.50.) Get access Lorena S. Walsh Lorena S. Walsh St. Mary's City Commission, Annapolis, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 1, June 1977, Pages 1…
The Population of the British Colonies in America before 1776: A Survey of Census Data
The Population of the British Colonies in America before 1776: A Survey of Census Data
The Population of the British Colonies in America before 1776: A Survey of Census Data
Vie et mort de nos ancetres: Etude demographique
Urban Village: Population, Community, and Family Structure in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1683-1800
Journal Article Urban Village: Population, Community, and Family Structure in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1683–1800. By Stephanie Grauman Wolf. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1976. xi + 361 pp. Map, charts, tables, notes, bibliographical note on the sources, and indexes. $19.50.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Vol…
On the Dangers of Constructing Artificial Cohorts in Times of Rapid Social Change
On the Dangers of Constructing Artificial Cohorts in Times of Rapid Social Change One of the most important methodological developments in the study of history in the last decade has been the increased emphasis on cohort analysis. This technique picks up a group of people who experience some major event in their lives (e.g. birth, marriage, graduation) at the same time and then follows them over the rest of their life cycles to see when other cha…
Birth Control: Different Conceptions
Birth Control in Nineteenth-Century England. By Angus McLaren (New York, Holmes & Meier, 1978) 263 pp. $I9.50 Historical Studies of Changing Fertility. Edited by Charles Tilly (Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1978) 390 pp. $27.50 Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America. By Richard W. Wertz and Dorothy C. Wertz (New York, The Free Press, 1977) 260 pp. $10.00 Every Child a Wanted Child: Clarence James Gamble, M.D., and His Work in the B…
The outsider in the life and work of Jalal Al‐e Ahmad
Jalal Al-e Ahmad, whose translation of Camus's Outsider was first published'in 19492 was a Farsi-speaking, Tehran-based intellectual, one of a group of radicals who, through consistent opposition to the Iranian Government in the years following the abdication of Reza Shah, were in danger of becoming as alienated from their environment as Meursault was from the propriety of the French 'colon',on the one hand, and the vividness of Arab culture on t…
Quakers in the Colonial Northeast
Journal Article Quakers in the Colonial Northeast. By Arthur J. Worrall. (Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 1980. x + 238 pp. Map, charts, tables, appendixes, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $12.50.) Get access Robert V. Wells Robert V. Wells Union College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 68, Issue 1, June 1981, Pages 111–112, https://doi.org/10.230…
Fertility in Massachusetts from the Revolution to the Civil War
New Opportunities in a New Nation: The Development of New York after the Revolution
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society: Contributions in Family Studies
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society
Journal Article Revolutions in Ameiicans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society. By Robert V. Wells. (Westport: Greenwood, 1982. xvi + 311 pp. Map, charts, tables, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $29.95.) Get access Joseph F. Kett Joseph F. Kett University of Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 69, I…
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society
Revolutions in Americans' Lives: A Demographic Perspective on the History of Americans, Their Families, and Their Society
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