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UNISA996320692603316 |
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Doblhammer Gabriele |
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The late life legacy of very early life / / Gabriele Doblhammer [[electronic resource]] |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 204 p. ) : ill. ; |
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Demographic research monographs |
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Seasons |
Demography |
Life Expectancy |
Life expectancy |
Season of birth |
Mortality |
Longevity |
Health status indicators |
Statistics. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204). |
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; 1. The demographic and epidemiological context -- ; 2. Month-of-birth patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere -- ; 3. Five hypothesis -- ; 4. Differences in life span by month of birth in the United States -- ; 5. Month of birth and causes of death in the United States -- ; 6. Cohort and age effects -- ; 7. The month-of-birth patterns of migrants and farmers -- ; 8. Does the month-of-birth effect exist in cohorts born today? -- ; 9. Summary. |
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"The monograph demonstrates the widespread existence of differences in life span by month of birth in the elderly populations of contemporary societies. It provides evidence that the pattern is linked to the seasons of the year by comparing the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere."--Jacket. |
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UNINA9910779537503321 |
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Fenno Richard F. <1926-> |
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The challenge of congressional representation [[electronic resource] /] / Richard F. Fenno |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2013 |
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0-674-07430-0 |
0-674-07428-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Legislators - United States |
Representative government and representation - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Constituencies, Connections, and Representation -- 2 Barber Conable -- 3 Glenn Poshard -- 4 Karen Thurman -- 5 Jim Greenwood -- 6 Zoe Lofgren -- 7 Constituency-Centered Scholarship -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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At a moment when Congress is widely viewed as hyper-partisan and dysfunctional, Richard Fenno provides a variegated picture of American representational politics. The Challenge of Congressional Representation offers an up-close-and-personal look at the complex relationship between members of Congress and their constituents back home. When not crafting policy in Washington, the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are busy assessing and building voter support in their districts. Fenno delves into the activities of five members of the House-Republicans representing Pennsylvania and New York, and Democrats from California, Florida, and Illinois. Spanning the ideological spectrum, these former and current representatives are senior lawmakers and rookie back-benchers from both urban and rural areas. Fenno travels with them in their own political territories, watching and talking with them, conducting interviews, and meeting aides and constituents. He illuminates the all-consuming nature of representational work-the complicated lives of House members shuttling back and forth between home and Capitol, building and |
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maintaining networks, and making compromises. Agreeing to talk on the record without protective anonymity, these elected House members emerge as real personalities, at once praiseworthy and fallible. While voting patterns and policy analysis constitute an important window into the legislative process, the nonquantifiable human element that political scientists so frequently overlook is the essence of negotiation. Fenno focuses our attention on how congressional leaders negotiate with constituents as well as with colleagues. |
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