TheHistoricalStatisticsoftheUnitedStates,.docVIP

The Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition, 5 Volume Set Edited by Susan B. Carter, Scott Gartner, Michael R. Haines, Alan L. Olmstead, Richard Sutch, Gavin Wright 美国历史统计大全 《美国历史统计大全》全书一共五卷。长久以来一直都是美国历史数量指数的标准来源；可是自从1975年两百年版本问世以来，这套书没有再更新过任何新的数据和材料。现在，图书管理员，历史学家，社会学家们期盼已久的全新版本终于问世了。该版本经过全面的，广泛的和彻底的更新，包括了最近30年来的新数据和研究成果。利用2000年美国最新的普查结果，这套核心参考丛书将在新的千年里为当代和历史研究者们提供非常丰富的研究资料。它的数据来源超过1000种，所提供的统计信息非常全面；记录了美国历史的方方面面，从人口到价格，从投票模式到越南老兵，从能源到教育，从堕胎的数量到锌的产量等所有数据。作为一部里程碑式的巨著，《美国历史统计大全》的完成是众多学者通力合作的结果。超过200位专家投身于数据的挑选，汇集和核实工作，并撰写导读评论和数据分析文章。 Reviews Forthcoming from Cambridge University Press in the spring of 2006 is an update of a landmark reference long overdue for revision. Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition … a compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources last updated in the distant 1975, has been expanded to include over 37,000 data series-three times more than in the previous edition-and dozens of new topics, among them slavery, American Indians, and poverty. The monumental five-volume work will be available in both print and electronic formats. Library Journal Reference Roundup 目录：Volume I, 800 pages: Part I. Population: Population Characteristics; Vital Statistics; Internal Migration; International Migration; Family and Household Composition; Cohorts; American Indians; Volume II, 898 pages: Part II. Work and Welfare: Labor; Slavery; Education; Health; Economic Inequality and Poverty; Social Insurance and Public Assistance; Nonprofit, Voluntary, and Religious Entities; Volume III, 864 pages: Part III. Economic Structure and Performance: National Income and Product; Business Fluctuations and Cycles; Prices; Consume Expenditures; Saving, Capital, and Wealth; Geography and the Environment; Science, Technology, and Productivity; Business Organization; Financial Markets and Institutions; Volume IV, 1056 pages: Part IV. Economic Sectors: Agriculture, Natural Resource Industries; Construction, Housing, and Mortgage