Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Hans Gooszen -- Preface / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter I Uniformity and diversity in demographic developments in Indonesia, 1880-1942 / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter II Migration and population growth / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter III Migratory movements in detail / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter IV Regional diversity in natality and family formation / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter V Disease, mortality and western health care on Java and the outer islands / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter VI Population growth trends in various regions / Hans Gooszen -- Chapter VII Epilogue / Hans Gooszen -- Bibliography / Hans Gooszen -- Subject index / Hans Gooszen -- Index of geographical names / Hans Gooszen.

The author offers a reconstruction of regional variations in the growth of the indigenous population of Indonesia from 1880 till the Japanese invasion in 1942. The demographic components of population growth (migration, fertility and mortality) are not only presented as demographic statistics but also interpreted as the aggregate effects of major events in the lives of indigenous people. Hence, migration is described in relation to employment opportunities, the social structure, and tradition; fertility is examined in the light of aspects of family formation, including marriage customs and birth control practices; and mortality is linked to epidemics and Western health care.

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