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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... popular will and political efficacy . As the program began , it was riddled with defects ; people had not de- veloped the habit of making their own public decisions . Those who had - the civil servants , technicians , and former PSD ...
... popular will and political efficacy . As the program began , it was riddled with defects ; people had not de- veloped the habit of making their own public decisions . Those who had - the civil servants , technicians , and former PSD ...
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... popular antagonism to Ratsiraka and impatience over the desultory negotiations . Street demonstrations began in the cities on June 10 , some of them involving hundreds of thousands of people , more than the numbers that had brought down ...
... popular antagonism to Ratsiraka and impatience over the desultory negotiations . Street demonstrations began in the cities on June 10 , some of them involving hundreds of thousands of people , more than the numbers that had brought down ...
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... popular education that Madagascar does not yet enjoy . But at least the island has a plan with power- ful international sponsorship and a sense of urgency to resolve the demands of population , production , and environment . Jolly ...
... popular education that Madagascar does not yet enjoy . But at least the island has a plan with power- ful international sponsorship and a sense of urgency to resolve the demands of population , production , and environment . Jolly ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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