{"product_id":"upland-communities-environment-population-and-social-structure-in-the-alps-since-the-sixteenth-century-paperback-9780521034166","title":"Upland Communities; Environment, Population and Social Structure in the Alps since the Sixteenth Century (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521034166","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUpland Communities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnvironment, Population and Social Structure in the Alps since the Sixteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book follows the social, economic and demographic transformations of the Alpine area from the late Middle Ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePier Paolo Viazzo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521034166, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.522 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\"\u003eThis book follows the social, economic and demographic transformations of the Alpine area from the late Middle Ages. Its aim is to reassess the image of the upland community which emerges from the work of historians, geographers and social anthropologists. The book therefore deals at length with such problems as the causes and consequences of emigration and patterns of marriage and inheritance in favouring or hampering the adjustments of local populations to changing economic or ecological circumstances, and tackles the vexed question of the relative importance of cultural and environmental factors in shaping family forms and community structures. Although its foundation lies in a long period of anthropological fieldwork conducted in an Alpine community, Upland Communities relies on the methods and conceptual tools of historical demography. Combined with a long-term historical perspective, its broad comparative approach unveils an unexpected diversity in regional and spatial demographic patterns and questions a number of deep-rooted but ultimately misleading notions concerning mountain society and its alleged backwardness in the past.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: anthropology, historical demography and the study of mountain societies\u003cbr\u003e 1. Environment, population and social structure: the Alpine village as an ecosystem\u003cbr\u003e 2. Open systems, open questions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Anthropologists in the Alps\u003cbr\u003e 4. The changing demography of Alpine communities\u003cbr\u003e 5. The traditional economy and its demise\u003cbr\u003e 6. The causes and consequences of Alpine emigration\u003cbr\u003e 7. The wealth from the earth: mining and immigration\u003cbr\u003e 8. Population, resources and homeostatic regulation\u003cbr\u003e 9. The domestic domain\u003cbr\u003e 10. Upland communities\u003cbr\u003e A summary of conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\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":45913191514392,"sku":"9780521034166","price":42.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521034166i_49f30d39-99b8-498f-af5b-47e8913a8b83.jpg?v=1694965127","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/upland-communities-environment-population-and-social-structure-in-the-alps-since-the-sixteenth-century-paperback-9780521034166","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}