Upland Communities: Environment, Population and Social Structure in the Alps since the Sixteenth Century
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.