Population regulation, ecology, and political economy in preindustrial Iceland

American Ethnologist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 366-392

  Vasey, Daniel E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Population and agriculture; Population and environment; Population and political economy; Population regulation; Preindustrial Iceland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039924400     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.1996.23.2.02a00100     Document Type: Article

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