• openAccess   Agricultural Crisis and Biological Well-Being in Mexico, 1730-1835 

      Challú, Amílcar Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria (SEHA) (2009-04)
      In a peasant, pre-industrial society, such as eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Mexico’s, how much did adverse climatic conditions and high food prices influence the opportunities of the popular classes? Did they ...
    • openAccess   Long-Term Trends in Height in Rural Eastern Andalusia (1750-1950) 

      Cámara, Antonio D. Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria (SEHA) (2009-04)
      This work aims to enhance the period on which modern Spanish anthropometric history has developed its analysis. Data on height from adult males born between the mid 18th century and mid 20th century are presented. Data are ...
    • openAccess   «Urban Premium» or «Urban Penalty»? The Case of Lisbon, 1840-1912 

      Reis, Jaime Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria (SEHA) (2009-04)
      Using an anthropometric approach, this paper shows that Lisbon, a large and industrialized city, did not suffer from an «urban penalty» during the second half of the nineteenth century. If anything, its residents enjoyed ...