Publication details
Geografie obyvatelstva ostrovů
| Title in English | Population of the islands |
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Monograph |
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| Description | Three factors have the most significant impact on the geographical characteristics of population of islands: location (especially distance from the continent), typology of an island and the colonial history. Location, distance and position toward a continent influenced mainly colonizing of the islands by original people groups. Islands, that are very close to the continent were places, where races and tribes became mixed. Colonial powers then were bringing different value systems, world views, religions and life styles, and usually violently forced the indigenous people to receive them. Colonizers were also getting mixed with the indigenous tribes too and local languages were influenced, or even replaced, by the language of the colonizers. |