| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 8 |
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Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
Fertility and the depopulation of Melanesia: childlessness, abortion and introduced disease in Simbo and Ontong Java, Soloman Islands / Tim Bayliss-Smith -- The impacts of colonialism on health and fertility: western new Britain 1884-1940 / C. Gosden -- Purari population decline and resurgence across the twentieth century / Stanley J. Ulijaszek -- Migration and fertility of a small island population in Manus: a long-term analysis of its sedentes and migrants / Yuji Ataka, Ryutaro Ohtsuka -- Fertility and social reproduction in the Strickland-Bosavi region / Monica Minnegal, Peter D. Dwyer -- 'Emptiness' and complementarity in Suau reproductive strategies / Melissa Demian -- Cognitive aspects of fertility and reproduction in Lak, New Ireland / Sean Kingston -- History embodied: authenticating the past in the New Guinea highlands / Michael O'Hanlon -- Variations on a theme: fertility, sexuality and masculinity in highland New Guinea / Pascale Bonnemére -- Fertility among the Anga of Papua New Guinea: a conspicuous absence / Pierre Lemonnier |
| Summary |
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 populati |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Demographic anthropology -- Melanesia
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Fertility, Human -- Melanesia
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Human reproduction -- Melanesia
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Ethnology.
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Childfree choice.
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Fertility.
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Anthropology, Cultural
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Reproductive Behavior
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Fertility
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Population Characteristics
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Fertility.
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Ethnology.
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Childfree choice.
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Demographic anthropology.
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Fertility, Human.
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Human reproduction.
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Manners and customs.
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Population.
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| SUBJECT |
Melanesia -- Population
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Melanesia -- Social life and customs
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Melanesia https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008542 |
| Subject |
Melanesia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ulijaszek, Stanley J.
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| ISBN |
9780857455581 |
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0857455583 |
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