Madagascar: Conflicts Of Authority In The Great IslandThe world's fourth largest island, with a unique biological and physical endowment, Madagascar is home to an extraordinary insular civilization that has struggled for more than a century against external domination. In this sensitive introduction to the Indian Ocean's "great island," Philip Allen shows how family affinities and community loyalties at the foundation of Madagascar's culture have influenced Malagasy nationalism and forged island-wide traditions. |
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... called it the Isle of the Moon . No doubt people lived on that moon by then , but they weren't consulted on its name . Portuguese captain Diogo Diaz , encountering the big island on August 10 , 1500 , called it after Saint Lawrence ...
... called it the Isle of the Moon . No doubt people lived on that moon by then , but they weren't consulted on its name . Portuguese captain Diogo Diaz , encountering the big island on August 10 , 1500 , called it after Saint Lawrence ...
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... called fokon olona , which were to evolve into political and economic institu- tions with broad communal participation . In ethnic and cultural traits the contemporary Merina represent a con- vergence of ancient Afro - Indonesians ...
... called fokon olona , which were to evolve into political and economic institu- tions with broad communal participation . In ethnic and cultural traits the contemporary Merina represent a con- vergence of ancient Afro - Indonesians ...
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... called " tribes . " loi cadre : 1956 " framework " legislation sponsored by French socialist government allowing political development in African territories . madinika : literally , " little " people ; the poor . mainty : literally ...
... called " tribes . " loi cadre : 1956 " framework " legislation sponsored by French socialist government allowing political development in African territories . madinika : literally , " little " people ; the poor . mainty : literally ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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