Continuity, Collapse or Metamorphosis? Demographic anthropology and the study of change within human populations.Foreword C. Sauvain-DugerdilG. BoëtschC. Serrano-Sanchez Continuity, Collapse or Metamorphosis? Pages: 3 - 11
Introduction: The concept of population C. Serrano Sanchez On the Composition of Populations Pages: 15 - 18
The evolution of the Uruguayan population M. SansI. BarretoM. Portas On the Composition of Populations Pages: 19 - 32
Demography and blood genetics of Argentinian Mapuche Indians F. R. CarneseA. CaratiniF. M. Salzano On the Composition of Populations Pages: 33 - 42
An anthropological approach to the demography of central Brazil Gê societies A. Farias On the Composition of Populations Pages: 43 - 55
Introduction: Choice of spouse and mobility G. Boëtsch Mobility: Marriage and Migration Pages: 59 - 60
Demographic anthropology in the study of matrimonial exchanges in a Dogon isolate M. H. Cazes Mobility: Marriage and Migration Pages: 61 - 71
Changes in marriage seasonality among some european rural populations E. LucchettiM. ManfrediniA. Sevin Mobility: Marriage and Migration Pages: 73 - 81
The impact of migration on the marriage structure in Fontanigorda E. Rabino MassaR. MelleriG. Boëtsch Mobility: Marriage and Migration Pages: 83 - 90
Marital mobility in populations of the High Aran Valley M. BasR. M. NoguèsG. Larrouy Mobility: Marriage and Migration Pages: 91 - 99
Introduction: Understanding change through the analysis of continuity C. Sauvain-Dugerdil Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 119 - 122
Maternal mortality and women's condition: “The distress in being a woman” J. Des Forts Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 123 - 136
Population studies, Reproductive Behavior and family composition: Some theoretical considerations M. Millones FigueroaE. Serrano Carreto Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 137 - 146
Agricultural property, matrimonial structures, and reproductive behaviour of the Guedmiwa Berbers (Azegour Valley, Marrakech, Morocco) A. BaaliK. HilaliG. Boëtsch Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 147 - 156
Demography, genealogy and genetics. The reproductive process in the populations of two French Mountain Valleys from the seventeenth to the twentieth century A. BideauG. BrunetM. Prost Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 157 - 166
The reporductive cycle and population dynamics: The case of the Banges Valley (Valais, Switzerland) in the XIXth century C. Sauvain-Dugerdil Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 167 - 183
Epilogue — Demography and anthropology D. F. Roberts Reproduction and the Dynamics of Populations Pages: 185 - 191