| + | Am. J. Soc. 12: 571. Ja. ’07. 90w. |
“Judged intrinsically the book not only justifies its appearance, but strongly commends itself to the use of every student of demography. The author’s style is simple, and the volume is crowded with information. In fact the data are often compelled to speak too largely for themselves. A stronger emphasis upon their interpretation and practical bearing would have heightened the interest of the book. On the other hand, the theoretical discussion avoids all irritating mathematical complexities.” George B. Mangold.
| + + − | Ann. Am. Acad. 28: 473. N. ’06. 390w. |
“It is undoubtedly the most excellent compilation of more or less familiar population statistics that has been done by an American. Yet the question may be seriously raised as to the essential value of such treatises for the student of social conditions. Several sections are included in the treatise under consideration, which are abstruse and difficult, and ... the reader is not led up carefully to a full comprehension of those sections.” J. C.
| + − | J. Pol. Econ. 14: 641. D. ’06. 790w. |
“I am compelled to conclude that the book is not based upon the best authorities, that the authorities followed have not been used critically, and that it is not an adequate presentation of the present condition of American vital statistics.” Walter F. Wilcox.
| − − | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 169. Mr. ’07. 2690w. |
“As a text for students, its most serious fault is the constant resort to an off-hand, ready-made explanation of every conceivable situation. Comments are too facile and correlations too readily assumed. The style of the book is loose in the extreme.” D. C. Wells.
| − + | Yale R. 16: 95. My. ’07. 1050w. |
Baillie, James Black. Outline of the idealistic construction of experience. *$2.75. Macmillan.