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Population decline and delayed recovery in Bunyoro: 1860-1960
Journal of African history • 41 (3) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 429-459
By: Doyle, Shane.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper, Doyle examines four demographic transitions that have marked modern Bunyoro history. The first transtion (1860-1890) was one of low fertility and rising mortality which began before contact with the outside world and was based on local conflicts. This mortality increased in intensity in the second period (1890-1925) due to the violence of colonial conquest and the famine and epidemics it spawned. The third period (1925-1955) was one of delayed recovery as malnutrition, endemic disease, and marital instability continued to plague Bunyoro. The last period beginning in the late 1950s was one of slow growth in population due to improved healthcare, education, and incomes. Doyle attributes the lag in population recovery in Bunyoro compared to other East African peoples the rest of Africa to the severity of colonial conquest and subsequent neglect, which undermined the local system of social reproduction.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Population
- Mortality
- Wartime adjustments
- Warfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Banyoro
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1860-1940
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Western Province, Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Shane Doyle
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 63005723
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nyoro (African people)