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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... seemed devoid of portent . To find Madagascar's political culture , all eyes were still turning toward the president . Tsiranana seemed just vigorous enough , the population just loyal enough , and France still sufficiently inter- ested ...
... seemed devoid of portent . To find Madagascar's political culture , all eyes were still turning toward the president . Tsiranana seemed just vigorous enough , the population just loyal enough , and France still sufficiently inter- ested ...
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... seemed to link him with the indigenous popular spirit at the heart of the revolution of 1972 . By 1990 , Ratsiraka had surpassed Tsiranana's fourteen years in the pres- idency ( counting the latter's two years prior to independence ) ...
... seemed to link him with the indigenous popular spirit at the heart of the revolution of 1972 . By 1990 , Ratsiraka had surpassed Tsiranana's fourteen years in the pres- idency ( counting the latter's two years prior to independence ) ...
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... seemed both administratively feasible and consistent with tradi- tional Malagasy decisionmaking . By contrast , the republic chartered by Ratsiraka entrenched a class of urban administrators , technicians , and ideo- logues who could ...
... seemed both administratively feasible and consistent with tradi- tional Malagasy decisionmaking . By contrast , the republic chartered by Ratsiraka entrenched a class of urban administrators , technicians , and ideo- logues who could ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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