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Population structure in the western Pyrenees: I. Population density, social class composition, and migration, 1850–1915

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Andrew Abelson
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, University of Aberdeen, Marischal CollegeAberdeen

Summary

This paper tests the hypothesis that the inverse relationship between population density and migration distances in pre-industrial Europe results from variation in the social class composition of communities. Data from two pyrenean valleys in Navarre, spain, provide support for the hypothsis. Further effect on mugration distances may result from vatiation in the settlement pattern of communities. Seasonal movement associated with certain occupations seems to be unimportant.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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