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History of Alpine settlement from is origins to the end of the 19th Century. Continuity and Discontinuity
No full textAlpine population dynamics is a topic that has only been studied relatively recently and has attracted scholars from various disciplines. This work offers a long-term perspective on the settlement of the Alpine region. In particular, the analysis traces Alpine population dynamics from prehistoric times to the contemporary age. It reveals that for about 2000 years, the demographic weight of the Alps remained fairly constant, following the same cycles of growth and decline as the surrounding areas. From the end of the 19th century, changes in the Alpine migratory economy led to much more frequent and massive movements. The economy of many mountainous areas experienced the repercussions of this changed general framework, which translated, in demographic terms, into a stagnation or even a contraction of the population
The Workload of the Italian Military Health Service During the First World War: A Quantitative Assessment
No full textThe article proposes a quantitative evaluation of the workload of the Italian military health service during the First World War. In the Great War, there were unprecedented medical and health care issues. This was a result of the size of armies; the poor living conditions of the soldiers; and the introduction of new weapons. This article reconstructs some quantitative aspects of the Italian military health service in the Great War in terms of both supply (e.g. the number of health structures and medical personnel) and demand (e.g. the soldiers who were injured and who became ill during the conflict)
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