Author: Ida PfeifferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Madagascar
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar
Author: Ida PfeifferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Madagascar
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar; With a Biographical Memoir of the Author, Translated by H. W. Dulcken
Author: Ida Laura PfeifferPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368371827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The Last Travels: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar
Author: Ida PfeifferBritish Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Literature of Travel and Exploration
Author: Jennifer SpeakePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135456623
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 3477
Book Description
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
The Madagascar Youths
Author: Gwyn CampbellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009062743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In 1820, King Radama of Imerina, Madagascar signed a treaty allowing approximately one hundred young Malagasy to train abroad under official British supervision, the so-called 'Madagascar Youths'. In this lively and carefully researched book, Gwyn Campbell traces the Youths' untold history, from the signing of the treaty to their eventual recall to Madagascar. Extensive use of primary sources has enabled Campbell to explore the Madagascar Youths' experiences in Britain, Mauritius and aboard British anti-slave trade vessels, and their instrumental role in the modernisation of Madagascar. Through this remarkable history, Campbell examines how Malagasy-British relations developed, then soured, providing vital context to our understanding of slavery, mission activity and British imperialism in the nineteenth century.
The Dragon Behind the Glass
Author: Emily VoigtPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451678940
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana--the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes her on a global tour through the bizarre realm of ornamental fish hobbyists to some of the most remote jungles on the planet.
A History of Women's Writing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Author: Jo CatlingPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521656283
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This volume makes the wide-ranging work of German women writers visible to a wider audience. It is the first work in English to provide a chronological introduction to and overview of women's writing in German-speaking countries from the Middle Ages to the present day. Extensive guides to further reading and a bibliographical guide to the work of more than 400 women writers form an integral part of the volume, which will be indispensable for students and scholars of German literature, and all those interested in women's and gender studies.
David Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar"
Author: Gwyn CampbellPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004195181
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1202
Book Description
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.
Contest for Land in Madagascar
Author: Sandra EversPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004256237
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The Malagasy possess a profound religious, socio-political and economic attachment to land which connects individuals and kinship groups with the ancestors. International stakeholders value Madagascar for its biodiversity, minerals and agricultural potential, while the Malagasy state views land as the necessary platform for its economic development. This collection presents original research by established and rising scholars across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including Human Genetics, Anthropology and History. Authors focus on land as the pivotal factor underlying the economic, social and religious structures of Malagasy society and its relationship with outsiders, aiming to provide new insights into the issues underlying Madagascar’s ongoing economic and political malaise.