John Gillingham: Coal, Steel, and the Rebirth of Europe 1945-1955. The Germans and French from Ruhr Conflict to Economic Community. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1991. XV, 397 Seiten, 27,50 englische Pfund

This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...