Demographic Avant-Garde: Jews in Bohemia between the Enlightenment and the Shoah

Contents

Contents List of Tables ix List of Figures xiii Preface and Acknowledgements xv Part 1. The Concept of a Demographic Avant-Garde: Three Keys Chapter 1. Population Change, Demographic Transition and Its Forerunners 3 Chapter 2. Historical Context: The Case of Jews in Bohemia 15 Chapter 3. Data Sources: Correct Use and Interpretation 33 Part 2. Jewish Population Development in Bohemia: Trends and Transitions from the Mid-Eighteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century Chapter 4. Population Growth and Spatial Distribution 43 Chapter 5. Population Structure: Sex, Age, and Marital Status 57 Chapter 6. Marital Patterns: Nuptiality and Divorce 67 Chapter 7. Fertility 77 Chapter 8. Mortality and Causes of Death 97 Chapter 9. Natural Population Increase, Migration, Religious Disaffiliation, and Acculturation 111 Part 3. Social and Economic Characteristics of Jews in Bohemia Chapter 10. Linguistic Identity and Ethnicity 127 Chapter 11. Education System and Enrolment 135 Chapter 12. Social Status, Professional Structure, and Economic Contributions 145 viii Contents Conclusion 155 List of References and Data Sources 165 Appendices 173 Index of Names and Concepts 223 ...