Book I The theme of crime: its importance and implications
Introduction
Chapter 1 The demographic approach
Chapter 2 The Picturesque literature
Chapter 3 Balzac
Chapter 4 Hugo
Chapter 5 The social literature
Book II Crime, the expression of a pathological state: its causes
Introduction The contemporary diagnosis
Part I The increase in population
Chapter 1 From theoretical analysis to the description of the facts: population, economic factors and the urban environment
Chapter 2 The population: from stagnation to increase
Chapter 3 The population and the city: housing
Chapter 4 The population and the city: the basic facilities
Part II The composition of the population
Chapter 1 The earlier demographic characteristics
Chapter 2 The new demographic characteristics
Book III Crime, the expression of a pathological state: its effects
Part 1 The facts
Chapter 1 Social history and historical sociology
Chapter 2 Population increase and social deterioration: the problems in general
Chapter 3 Population increase and social deterioration: social groups and the urban environment
Chapter 4 Fertility and social deterioration
Chapter 5 Death draws the balance
Conclusion: An estimate
Part II
Chapter 1 Bourgeois opinion
Chapter 2 Bourgeois opinion: Balzac
Chapter 3 Popular opinion
Chapter 4 The preoccupation with physical characteristics and its significance
Part III Behavior
General conclusion: The biological bases of social history Book I The theme of crime: its importance and implications
Introduction
Chapter 1 The demographic approach
Chapter 2 The Picturesque literature
Chapter 3 Balzac
Chapter 4 Hugo
Chapter 5 The social literature
Book II Crime, the expression of a pathological state: its causes
Introduction
Part I The increase in population
Chapter 1 From theoretical analysis to the description of the facts: population, economic factors and the urban environment
Chapter 2 The population: from stagnation to increase
Chapter 3 The population and the city: housing
Chapter 4 The population and the city: the basic facilities
Part II The composition of the population
Chapter 1 The earlier demographic characteristics
Chapter 2 The new demographic characteristics
Book III Crime, the expression of a pathological state: its effects
Part 1 The facts
Chapter 1 Social history and historical sociology
Chapter 2 Population increase and social deterioration: the problems in general
Chapter 3 Population increase and social deterioration: social groups and the urban environment
Chapter 4 Fertility and social deterioration
Chapter 5 Death draws the balance
Conclusion: An estimate
Part II
Chapter 1 Bourgeois opinion
Chapter 2 Bourgeois opinion: Balzac
Chapter 3 Popular opinion
Chapter 4 The preoccupation with physical characteristics and its significance
Part III Behavior
General conclusion: The biological bases of social history