An economic history of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895 : the rise and fall of an island empire
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An economic history of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895 : the rise and fall of an island empire
(African studies series, 106)
Cambridge University Press, 2005
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Includes bibliographical references and (p. 347-378) index
Some printing of pbk, "Paperback Re- issue" -- On backcover
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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. Challenging conventional portrayals of nineteenth-century Madagascar as a unified and progressive kingdom, 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 to external capitalist and French colonial policies. Although by 1890, Madagascar was firmly integrated into a regional trade network stretching from South Africa to India, dominated by British Indians, Britain acknowledged French claims to Madagascar. France took 13 years to conquer Madagascar, finally succeeding only due to the internal collapse of Merina power.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The traditional economy, 1750-1820: industry and agriculture
- 2. The traditional economy, 1750-1820: commerce
- 3. Empire and the adoption of autarky, 1810-26
- 4. Industry and agriculture, 1820-95
- 5. Labour, 1820-95
- 6. Population, 1820-95
- 7. The trading structure, 1820-95
- 8. Foreign trade, 1820-95
- 9. The slave trade, 1820-95
- 10. Transport and communications, 1820-95
- 11. Currency and finance, 1820-95
- 12. Madagascar in the scramble for Indian Ocean Africa
- Epilogue. The rise and fall of imperial Madagascar
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index.
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