{"product_id":"resources-and-population-a-study-of-the-gurungs-of-nepal-paperback-9781107406865","title":"Resources and Population; A Study of the Gurungs of Nepal (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107406865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eResources and Population\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of the Gurungs of Nepal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 1976, utilises the tools of social anthropology and population studies to examine the causes and consequences of populations growth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan MacFarlane (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107406865, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, first published in 1976, utilises the tools of social anthropology and population studies in an attempt to see some of the causes and consequences of populations growth and some of the effects of change on natural resources. It analyses a particular 'community' in the Annapurna range of the central Himalayas during this century, and investigates how the destruction of forests and the growth of settled rice cultivation have occurred, and some of the consequences. The Gurungs are famous as recruits to the Gurkha regiments of the British and Indian armies, and the demographic and economic effects of foreign mercenary labour are among the topics examined.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and conventions\u003cbr\u003e Weights, measures, and conversion factors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Demography and anthropology\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Gurungs of Nepal\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Resources: 3. Long-term change in the Gurung economy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Forest and land resources\u003cbr\u003e 5. Changes in the distribution of arable land\u003cbr\u003e 6. Capital assets excluding land and forest\u003cbr\u003e 7. The application of capital\u003cbr\u003e input-output data\u003cbr\u003e 8. Income, consumption and expenditure\u003cbr\u003e 9. Surpluses, deficits and the accumulation of capital\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Population: 10. Population growth in Nepal\u003cbr\u003e 11. Social structure and fertility I: intercourse variables\u003cbr\u003e 12. Social structure and fertility II: conception and gestation variables\u003cbr\u003e 13. The demographic consequences of social structure: fertility statistics\u003cbr\u003e 14. Social structure and mortality\u003cbr\u003e 15. The age and sex structure of the Gurung population\u003cbr\u003e 16. Resources and population: some general models\u003cbr\u003e Appendices: 1. Census schedule utilized\u003cbr\u003e 2. Production and consumption units per household\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growth in the number of houses in Thak and Mohoriya\u003cbr\u003e 4. Population and the price of land and other goods\u003cbr\u003e 5. Household and family structure among the Gurungs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Marriage, inheritance and death of parents in Thak\u003cbr\u003e 7. Estimates of relative wealth by three Gurungs\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265693765912,"sku":"9781107406865","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107406865i.jpg?v=1694485067","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/resources-and-population-a-study-of-the-gurungs-of-nepal-paperback-9781107406865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}