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The Natural History of Madagascar

Author : Steven M. Goodman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226303079
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of Madagascar written by Steven M. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Separated from the mainland of Africa for 160 million years, Madagascar has evolved an incredible wealth of biodiversity, with thousands of species that can be found nowhere else on earth. For instance, of its estimated 12,000 plant species, nearly 10,000 are unique to Madagascar. Malagasy animals are just as spectacular, from its almost forty currently recognized species of lemurs—a primate group found only here—to the numerous species of tiny dwarf chameleons. With astounding frequency scientists discover a previously unknown species in Madagascar—and at almost the same rate another natural area of habitat is degraded or destroyed, a combination that recently led conservation organizations to name Madagascar one of the most important and threatened conservation priorities on the planet. The Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation's priceless biological treasures. Contributions by nearly three hundred world-renowned experts cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, its geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar highlight several successful park reserve programs that could serve as models for other areas. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the book includes over one hundred color illustrations, with fifty color photos by nature photographer Harald Schütz, as well as more than three hundred black-and-white photographs and line drawings. The Natural History of Madagascar will be the invaluable reference for anyone interested in the Malagasy environment, from biologists and conservationists to policymakers and ecotourists.

A History of Madagascar

Author : Mervyn Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Madagascar written by Mervyn Brown and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. It is a unique blend of Asia and African culture. Although close to the East Coast of Africa, Madagascar came to be inhabited by sea-faring peoples from present day Indonesia. Although so close to the east coast of Africa where traces of human existence go back hundreds of thousands years, Madagascar was uninhabited until about two thousand years ago. How it came to be inhabited by sea-faring peoples from present day Indonesia is just one of the many fascinating aspects of this book. The History of Madagascar examines the origins of Malagasy, the early context 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 1990's. A highly readable, entertaining introduction to the history, politics and people of Madagascar.

An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895

Author : Gwyn Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521839358
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895 written by Gwyn Campbell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-14 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive economic history of pre-colonial Madagascar, this study examines the island's role from 1750 to 1895 in the context of a burgeoning international economy and the rise of modern European imperialism. This study reveals that the Merina of the Central Highlands attempted to found an island empire and through the exploitation of its human and natural resources build the economic and military might to challenge British and French pretensions in the region. Ultimately, the Merina failed due to imperial forced labour policies and natural disasters, the nefarious consequences of which (disease; depopulation; ethnic enmity) have in traditional histories been imputed external capitalist and French colonial policies.

The New Natural History of Madagascar

Author : Steven M. Goodman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691222622
Total Pages : 2296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The New Natural History of Madagascar written by Steven M. Goodman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 2296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earth Separated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world. Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists

History of Madagascar

Author : William Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book History of Madagascar written by William Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Madagascar

Author : Solofo Randrianja
Publisher : C Hurst
ISBN 13 : 9781850658924
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book Madagascar written by Solofo Randrianja and published by C Hurst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The island of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa, is home to some of the worlds most celebrated plant and animal species, including the baobab and lemur. But few know the history of this environmentally strategic place.

History of Madagascar

Author : William Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book History of Madagascar written by William Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Madagascar

Author : Solofo Randrianja
Publisher : C Hurst
ISBN 13 : 9781850659471
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book Madagascar written by Solofo Randrianja and published by C Hurst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thousand years ago, Madagascar was probably uninhabited. An island twice the size of Great Britain, it was home to unique species of flora and fauna that were undisturbed by humanity until the first navigators landed on its shores. Since then, the changes imposed by humans on the wide range of environments to be found in this mini-continent have formed one of the threads of Madagascar's history. No one knows where the island's first inhabitants came from, but there was a strong connection from the earliest period to the islands of South East Asia - today's Indonesia.Austronesians, Arabs, Portuguese, and Dutch sailors and traders successively dominated the sea-lanes around Madagascar, some of the world's oldest long-distance shipping routes. Over the centuries, Madagascar developed its own distinctive language and cultural systems, absorbing migrants from every shore of the Indian Ocean. In the nineteenth century, Britain and France projected a new type of global power that had a major effect on the island, which became a French colony from 1896 to 1960. Throughout this colourful and often turbulent history, the tension between the formation of a highly original culture and the absorption of immigrants, the development of strong social hierarchies, a long experience of slavery and the slave trade, have all had effects that are still felt today. Now home to 17 million people, Madagascar is one of the world's most fascinating and least-known societies.

Extinct Madagascar

Author : Steven M. Goodman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022615694X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Extinct Madagascar written by Steven M. Goodman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island’s baobab trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. Madagascar’s mammal fauna, for example, is far more diverse, and more endemic, than early explorers and naturalists ever dreamed of. But in the past 2,500 or so years—a period associated with natural climatic shifts and ecological change, as well as partially coinciding with the arrival of the island’s first human settlers—a considerable proportion of Madagascar’s forests have disappeared; and in the wake of this loss, a number of species unique to Madagascar have vanished forever into extinction. In Extinct Madagascar, noted scientists Steven M. Goodman and William L. Jungers explore the recent past of these land animal extinctions. Beginning with an introduction to the geologic and ecological history of Madagascar that provides context for the evolution, diversification, and, in some cases, rapid decline of the Malagasy fauna, Goodman and Jungers then seek to recapture these extinct mammals in their environs. Aided in their quest by artist Velizar Simeonovski’s beautiful and haunting digital paintings—images of both individual species and ecosystem assemblages reproduced here in full color—Goodman and Jungers reconstruct the lives of these lost animals and trace their relationships to those still living. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Simeonovski’s artwork set to open at the Field Museum, Chicago, in the fall of 2014, Goodman and Jungers’s awe-inspiring book will serve not only as a sobering reminder of the very real threat of extinction, but also as a stunning tribute to Madagascar’s biodiversity and a catalyst for further research and conservation.

Madagascar

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Madagascar written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Madagascar

Author : Conrad Phillip Kottak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Madagascar written by Conrad Phillip Kottak and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of the Island of Madagascar (etc.)

Author : Samuel Copland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Island of Madagascar (etc.) written by Samuel Copland and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Weight of the Past

Author : M. Lambek
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349730807
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Weight of the Past written by M. Lambek and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Weight of the Past , Michael Lambek explores the complex ways that history shapes, constrains, and enables daily life. Focusing on ritual performances of spirit mediumship in a multifaceted religious landscape, Lambek's analysis reveals the multiple ways that Sakalava 'bear' history. In Mahajanga, Madagascar, to bear history is at once a weighty obligation, a creative re-birthing, a scrupulous cultivation, and an exuberant performance of the past. To bear history is to serve and to suffer it, but also to be informed, enlightened, and sanctified. Royal ancestors emerge in spirit mediums to comment on the present from multiple voices and generate a refracted, ironic historical consciousness. This book describes the division of labour, creative production (poiesis), and ethical practice (phronesis) entailed in imagining, embodying, and serving the past. It is at once a vivid ethnography of Sakalava life and a significant intervention in anthropological debates on culture and history, structure and practice, advocating a theoretical approach informed by Aristotelian categories of understanding. Ethnographically rich and engagingly written, this book will be essential reading for courses in the anthropology of religion, ritual, or historical consciousness.

Madagascar Rediscovered

Author : Mervyn Brown
Publisher : Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Madagascar Rediscovered written by Mervyn Brown and published by Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancestors, Power, and History in Madagascar

Author : Karen Middleton
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004112896
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (128 download)

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Book Synopsis Ancestors, Power, and History in Madagascar by : Karen Middleton

Download or read book Ancestors, Power, and History in Madagascar written by Karen Middleton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by regional specialists draws on a wide range of ethnographic and historical data to reassess the significance of the ancestors for changing relations of power and emerging identities in Madagascar.

A History of the Island of Madagascar

Author : Samuel Copland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Island of Madagascar written by Samuel Copland and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

David Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar"

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Author : Gwyn Campbell
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004195181
Total Pages : 1202 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book David Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar" written by Gwyn Campbell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1838, William Ellis of the LMS published a History of Madagascar―considered a key primary source for nineteenth-century Malagasy history. Four years later, David Griffiths, longest serving member of the Madagascar Mission, published Hanes Madagascar (“History of Madagascar”) in Welsh. Campbell’s study explores the intriguing relationship between these works and their authors. It analyses the role of Griffiths; presents evidence that much of Ellis’ History derived from Griffiths’ research; and presents the first ever translation of Hanes Madagascar (with extensive annotations). This study suggests that the tensions arising from the different cultural perceptions of Welsh and English missionaries moulded the destiny of the Madagascar mission. It will hopefully inspire re-evaluation of other missions and their relationship to British imperial policy.