A History of Madagascar
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world It is a unique blend of Asian and African culture and is well known as the home of some of the world s most unusual and most endangered flora and fauna, from lemurs to giant tortoises Although so close to the east coast of Africa, where traces of human existence go back hundreds of thousands of years, Madagascar was uninhabited until about two thousand years ago How it came to be inhabited by seafaring peoples from present day Indonesia is just one of the many fascinating aspects of this book A History of Madagascar examines the origins of the Malagasy, the early contacts with Europeans and the struggle for influence in the nineteenth century between the British and the French It also covers the colonial period from 1896 to 1960, the recovery of independence and subsequent history up to the early 1990s. Download A History of Madagascar – kino-fada.fr Brown s book provides a comprehensive look at Madagascar s history Having visited Madagascar a few years ago, I can see how the undercurrents of history have affected the country today The book also explains why Madagascar is different from the rest of Africa A fellow traveler on my flight to Madagascar noticed me reading this book and told me that it was very good Although it can be dry reading in some parts especially the beginning I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to lea Brown ...Very comprehensive and thorough history of Madagascar, from pre history and the interesting early immigrations to the island from Polynesia and to some extent, Africa, through the contacts with Europeans and the ultimate colonization by Arabs and the French to independence Interesting chapters on t...Good reference Mostly the political history of the island Not what I was looking for.
- English
- 24 May 2017 Mervyn Brown
- Paperback
- 434 pages
- 1558762922
- Mervyn Brown
- A History of Madagascar