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Diets versus Diseases in the Anthropometrics of Slave Children: A Reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

Richard H. Steckel
Affiliation:
Professor, Departments of Economics and Anthropology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. E-mail: steckel.1@osu.edu.

Extract

Having labored for many years in the fields of slavey research, I have learned to appreciate the challenges and complexities of the subject. My work has led me to change my assumptions and opinions on several questions, and the comment by Philip Coelho and Robert McGuire requires me to revisit my thoughts on explanations for the remarkable catch-up growth of American slaves.

Type
Notes and Discussion
Copyright
Copyright © The Economic History Association 2000

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