Population an introduction to concepts and issues

A well-known and well-respected author provides this comprehensive yet accessible text that introduces students to population issues, concepts and theories. While keeping larger population issues in perspective, the text closely examines key factors in population processes, from fertility and mortal...

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Main Author: Weeks, John Robert 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA Thomson Wadsworth Learning 2005
Edition:9th ed
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