title: Famine, revolt, and the dynastic cycle:  population dynamics in historic China.
abstract: "Historians have long noticed that population declines in ancient China often coincided with dynasty changes, and that most of these declines were the result of internecine wars which, in turn, were often initiated by famine or density pressure.  Since the interactions between density pressure, internecine wars, and dynasty changes cannot be explained by the traditional age-specific density-dependent population structure, we propose to use a bandit/peasant/ruler occupation-specific population model to interpret the dynamic socio-economic transitions of ancient Chinese population, and provide econometric support to our model.  We also highlight the rich dynamics of the composition of human population, a factor which was often neglected in previous research on general populations."
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Asia; Carrying Capacity; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Geographic Factors; Historical Survey; Models, Theoretical; Natural Resources; Political Factors; Population; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Population Pressure; Spatial Distribution; War