"This paper examines population change in the upper Braldu Valley of the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan between 1900 and 1990. Population has declined over the 90-year period of observation and the majority of that decline is accounted for by females.... The paper discusses apparent demographic trends in a contemporary and historical context and questions the extension of vague, unqualified, context-independent population statistics to an area where apparently they do not apply. It argues that only by interpreting demographic change from within such a local context can the relevance of population control policies be scrutinized. This paper is not an exhaustive demographic analysis but presents data from a little-studied region of the Himalayan area and is meant to open avenues for future research there." (EXCERPT)

中文翻译：

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1900-1990年，巴尔的斯坦布拉尔都河上游地区的人口变化：情况并非如此。

“本文研究了1900年至1990年之间巴基斯坦北部喀喇昆仑山脉上部布拉尔都河谷的人口变化。在观察的90年中，人口有所减少，而这一下降的主要原因是女性……。该论文讨论了当代和历史背景下的明显人口趋势，并质疑将模糊，无条件的，与背景无关的人口统计信息扩展到显然不适用的地区的问题，并认为只有通过在这样的本地背景下解释人口变化才能本文不对人口控制政策的相关性进行详尽的研究。本文不是详尽的人口分析，而是提供了喜马拉雅地区一个研究较少的地区的数据，旨在为该地区的未来研究开辟道路。” （摘抄）