“…In particular, this has lead to an approach which considers the Mediterranean as a whole, as a logical geographic area. Notably, we consider the literature of anthropology (Albera 2006, Blok et al 2001, Bromberger and Durand 2001, Herzfeld 1987, Peristiany 1963, 1966, 1976, Pina-Cabral 1989, Tolosana 2001, in geography (Béthemont 2001, Brunet 1995, Deprest 2002, Dollfus 1995, or in history (Bourguet et al 1998, Braudel 1949, 1977, Chastagnaret and Ilbert 1991, Ilbert 1992, Roncayolo 2002. The second characteristic of demographic literature on the Mediterranean is related to the issues addressed.…”