In many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, first published in 1976, utilises the tools of social anthropology and population studies in an attempt to see some of the causes and consequences of populations growth and some of the effects of change on natural resources. It analyses a particular 'community' in the Annapurna range of the central Himalayas during this century, and investigates how the destruction of forests and the growth of settled rice cultivation have occurred, and some of the consequences. The Gurungs are famous as recruits to the Gurkha regiments of the British and Indian armies, and the demographic and economic effects of foreign mercenary labour are among the topics examined.
| ISBN: | 9780521209137 |
| Publication date: | 29th July 1976 |
| Author: | Alan Macfarlane |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 364 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology |
In many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, first published in 1976, utilises the tools of social anthropology and population studies in an attempt to see some of the causes and consequences of populations growth and some of the effects of change on natural resources. It analyses a particular 'community' in the Annapurna range of the central Himalayas during this century, and investigates how the destruction of forests and the growth of settled rice cultivation have occurred, and some of the consequences. The Gurungs are famous as recruits to the Gurkha regiments of the British and Indian armies, and the demographic and economic effects of foreign mercenary labour are among the topics examined.
Resources and Population features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology
Resources and Population is available in Hardback
Resources and Population was written by Alan Macfarlane and published by Cambridge University Press
Resources and Population has 364 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology series