This paper presents the results of an ethnographic research conducted in an Alpine community in Piedmont. The purpose was to study the dynamics of population change in an area of high mountain whose demographic history has repeatedly been characterized by waves of immigration. The research has shown that, in spite of a certain number of people leaving the mountain, equally important phenomena of neo-population can be highlighted. The ethnographic approach brought to light some local features whose unexpected complexity led to understand the importance of re-considering quite consolidated conceptual categories such as “new-old inhabitant”, and of searching for a deeper conceptual analysis.
New inhabitants in an Alpine community: population dynamics and conceptual challenges
ZANINI, ROBERTA CLARA
2013-01-01
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This paper presents the results of an ethnographic research conducted in an Alpine community in Piedmont. The purpose was to study the dynamics of population change in an area of high mountain whose demographic history has repeatedly been characterized by waves of immigration. The research has shown that, in spite of a certain number of people leaving the mountain, equally important phenomena of neo-population can be highlighted. The ethnographic approach brought to light some local features whose unexpected complexity led to understand the importance of re-considering quite consolidated conceptual categories such as “new-old inhabitant”, and of searching for a deeper conceptual analysis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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