Monnier Alain. - Eastern Europe : Differentials and Diversity. On the eve of World War II, Eastern Europe formed part of a vast area extending from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic where fertility and mortality rates were high. Nuptiality was also high, and marriages took place...

Monnier Alain, Rychtarikova Jitka. - How Europe was Divided into East and West. During the last 40 years, European demography has been characterized by a dual movement. Generally, demographic trends have tended to converge, but differences in demographic behaviour have remained, and new ones...

Monnier Alain. ? Franco-Americans and French speakers in the United States. In the Census of 1980, 13 million Americans claimed to be of "French origin" and one and a half million spoke French at home The definition of "French origin" is relatively vague, but geographically there appear to be...