Population, Reproduction and Fertility in Melanesia

Population, Reproduction and Fertility in Melanesia

Our Price:  £2.49

Availability:  

  

In stock

Condition:  New
Format:  Hardback
Pages:  256
Publisher:  Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Year:  2006
ISBN:  9781571816443

Human biological fertility was considered a important issue to anthropologists and colonial administrators in the first part of the 20th century, as a dramatic decline in population was observed in many regions. However, the total demise of Melanesian populations predicted by some never happened; on the contrary, a rapid population increase took place for the second part of the 20th century. This volume explores relationships between human fertility and reproduction, subsistence systems, the symbolic use of ideas of fertility and reproduction in linking landscape to individuals and populations, in Melanesian societies, past and present. It thus offers an important contribution to our understanding of the implications of social and economic change for reproduction and fertility in the broadest sense.

You may also like
Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants: v. 7
Condition: New
£75.00   £29.99

Reproductive biology of farm animals is a critical discipline because it addresses the pressing global need for a safe, plentiful, reliable, and affordable supply of meat, milk and fibre. Faced with the need to produce more food for a growing human population while at the same time conserving resources ...


Population and Reproductive Health in India: An Assessment of the Current Situation and Future Needs
Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, P M Kulkarni, K G Santhya, Firoza Mehrotra
Condition: New
£11.25

India has expressed its commitment to improving the quality of its population through a large number of policies and programmes, which have highlighted the need for a healthy, educated, skilled and employed population. Additionally, legislative measures in the area of sexual and reproductive health, ...


Population, Reproduction and Fertility in Melanesia
Condition: New
£2.99

Human biological fertility was considered a important issue to anthropologists and colonial administrators in the first part of the 20th century, as a dramatic decline in population was observed in many regions. However, the total demise of Melanesian populations predicted by some never happened...