Madagascar: Conflicts of Authority in the Great Island

Allen, Philip M.

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Routledge

Madagascar: Conflicts Of Authority In The Great Island

Security And Nationalism In The Indian Ocean: Lessons From The Latin Quarter Islands

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Madagascar, widely known as the "Great Island," is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are intriguingly different from that of the continental countries. This revised and expanded edition fills us in on the changes that have occurred over the past decade while still covering the long and intricate history of the country. It starts with the earliest settlers, continues through the period of French colonial rule, and then describes more intensively the period of independence, with all its aspirations, failures, and renewed hopes. This is done in a broad introduction, an extensive chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; ethnic groups and religions; and economic, social, and cultural aspects. Also included is a bibliography offering further reading.

Historical Dictionary of Madagascar (Volume 98) (Historical Dictionaries of Africa, 98)

History

Covell, Maureen

Africa

Scarecrow Press

Shows how family affinities and community loyalties have influenced Malagasy nationality and forged island-wide traditions that have kept Madagascar free of foreign domination for a century, but how those same forces have also created social cleavage and hindered economic and political change. An introduction to the African country. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Madagascar: Conflicts Of Authority In The Great Island (Nations of Contemporary Africa)

Westview Press

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