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101 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm. ; University of Michigan. Center for Japanese Studies. ; Title from cover. ; Includes bibliographical references.

153 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm. ; University of Michigan. Center for Japanese Studies. ; Title from cover. ; Includes bibliographical references.

The growth of population -- "Economic development" in Taiwan -- Economic activities and social change -- The disposition of manpower -- Migration and the growth of cities -- Public health and the risks of death -- The setting for family life -- Patterns of marriage and divorce -- The fertility of the Taiwanese

At many places and times, tribes have merged to form peoples; and peoples have grown into nations. Some nations founded empires; and empires have broken up again into fragments whose populations later attempted again to form larger units. In certain respects, this sequence appears to describe a general process found in much of history. This process shows a number of patterns which seem to recur, and which to a limited extent seem to be comparable among different regions, periods, and cultures.