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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... interaction between colonial policy and Malagasy na- tionalism evolved through a continuum of incidents , gestures , and policies that manage virtually to tell their own story . One of the first inadvertent achievements of French ...
... interaction between colonial policy and Malagasy na- tionalism evolved through a continuum of incidents , gestures , and policies that manage virtually to tell their own story . One of the first inadvertent achievements of French ...
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... interaction with the centrifugal appeal of new land and jobs.2 The Malagasy do speak one basic language , but by no means is that tongue used uniformly throughout the island . Vérin calls Malagasy a " linguis- tic ensemble " with ...
... interaction with the centrifugal appeal of new land and jobs.2 The Malagasy do speak one basic language , but by no means is that tongue used uniformly throughout the island . Vérin calls Malagasy a " linguis- tic ensemble " with ...
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... interaction among African peoples and Asians ( usually including Arabs ) . Linked by a common language , their pluralist ethnic identity is far less pronounced than that of most African societies.9 To the south of Imerina , crowded into ...
... interaction among African peoples and Asians ( usually including Arabs ) . Linked by a common language , their pluralist ethnic identity is far less pronounced than that of most African societies.9 To the south of Imerina , crowded into ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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