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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... organization that , outside the capital , party membership was tantamount to participation in civic life . One could scarcely advance in commerce , the cooperative movement , women's organizations , youth affairs , or sports - let alone ...
... organization that , outside the capital , party membership was tantamount to participation in civic life . One could scarcely advance in commerce , the cooperative movement , women's organizations , youth affairs , or sports - let alone ...
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... organized by the Malagasy Christian Council ( FFKM ) scheduled a referendum for the subse- quent June to sanction a new ... Organization of African Unity summit at Dakar in early July 1992. Ratsiraka insisted on attending that meeting ...
... organized by the Malagasy Christian Council ( FFKM ) scheduled a referendum for the subse- quent June to sanction a new ... Organization of African Unity summit at Dakar in early July 1992. Ratsiraka insisted on attending that meeting ...
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... Organization of Afri- can Unity ( OAU ) , fearing radical influence from Cuba , the anti - Israeli coali- tion , or the liberationist - minded African regimes . Preferring the comfortable community of Paris - oriented nations - the ...
... Organization of Afri- can Unity ( OAU ) , fearing radical influence from Cuba , the anti - Israeli coali- tion , or the liberationist - minded African regimes . Preferring the comfortable community of Paris - oriented nations - the ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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