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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Page 54
... foreign businesspeople— hence , deliberately avoiding controversy - Patrick Rajoelina refers to the 1960-1965 period as a " state of grace ; " employment rose sharply , inflation re- mained tolerable , foreign debt was low , and budget ...
... foreign businesspeople— hence , deliberately avoiding controversy - Patrick Rajoelina refers to the 1960-1965 period as a " state of grace ; " employment rose sharply , inflation re- mained tolerable , foreign debt was low , and budget ...
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... Foreign interests investing in Madagascar encountered restrictions against repatriation of their profits . Malagasation meant insertion of Merina talent to replace French experience . French street names were changed as a way of ...
... Foreign interests investing in Madagascar encountered restrictions against repatriation of their profits . Malagasation meant insertion of Merina talent to replace French experience . French street names were changed as a way of ...
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... foreign trade and as- sistance channels ; and the articulation of state security forces . Apart from de- liberate accumulation of debt and intensified police repression , Madagascar's salient problems and even their solutions since 1975 ...
... foreign trade and as- sistance channels ; and the articulation of state security forces . Apart from de- liberate accumulation of debt and intensified police repression , Madagascar's salient problems and even their solutions since 1975 ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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