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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... urban fringe. Including terrestrial and aquatic areas, these range from semi-natural sites that were enclosed by the spread oftowns and cities, to artificial habitats formed during urban developments. Semi-natural sites include old ...
... urban fringe. Including terrestrial and aquatic areas, these range from semi-natural sites that were enclosed by the spread oftowns and cities, to artificial habitats formed during urban developments. Semi-natural sites include old ...
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... urban land, population, and density in urban areas with more than 1 million people (continued) Rank by 2010 urban population Urban area name Country/economy Urban land,a 2000 (sq. km) Urban land,a 2010 (sq. km) Increase in urban land ...
... urban land, population, and density in urban areas with more than 1 million people (continued) Rank by 2010 urban population Urban area name Country/economy Urban land,a 2000 (sq. km) Urban land,a 2010 (sq. km) Increase in urban land ...
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... urban history, and widespread processes of heritagization of the urban landscape. In other cases, this interest in temporality concentrates on urban futures (Cunningham and Scharper 2014), studying how these are imagined and ...
... urban history, and widespread processes of heritagization of the urban landscape. In other cases, this interest in temporality concentrates on urban futures (Cunningham and Scharper 2014), studying how these are imagined and ...
Contents
From Paternalism to Revolution | 31 |
Revolution as Myth | 79 |
Society in Modern Madagascar | 121 |
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