Upland Communities Environment, Population and Social Structure in the Alps since the Sixteenth Century
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: anthropology, historical demography and the study of mountain societies
- 1 Environment, population and social structure: the Alpine village as an ecosystem
- 2 Open systems, open questions
- 3 Anthropologists in the Alps
- 4 The changing demography of Alpine communities
- 5 The traditional economy and its demise
- 6 The causes and consequences of Alpine emigration
- 7 The wealth from the earth: mining and immigration
- 8 Population, resources and homeostatic regulation
- 9 The domestic domain
- 10 Upland communities
- A summary of conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: anthropology, historical demography and the study of mountain societies
- 1 Environment, population and social structure: the Alpine village as an ecosystem
- 2 Open systems, open questions
- 3 Anthropologists in the Alps
- 4 The changing demography of Alpine communities
- 5 The traditional economy and its demise
- 6 The causes and consequences of Alpine emigration
- 7 The wealth from the earth: mining and immigration
- 8 Population, resources and homeostatic regulation
- 9 The domestic domain
- 10 Upland communities
- A summary of conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Upland CommunitiesEnvironment, Population and Social Structure in the Alps since the Sixteenth Century, pp. xiv - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1989