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An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895:

The Rise and Fall of an Island Empire
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Cambridge University Press, Mar 14, 2005 - History - 76 pages
This comprehensive economic history of pre-colonial Madagascar examines the island's role in the burgeoning international economy and the rise of modern European imperialism. It reveals that the Merina of the Central Highlands attempted to found an island empire and, through the exploitation of its human and natural resources, develop the economic and military might to challenge British and French pretensions in the region. Ultimately, their failure (due to imperial forced labor policies and natural disasters) caused the nefarious consequences, attributed to external capitalist and French colonial policies.
  

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Contents

The Traditional Economy 17501820 Industry and Agriculture
18
The Traditional Economy 17501820 Commerce
40
Empire and the Adoption of Autarky 18101826
59
Industry and Agriculture 18201895
79
Labor 18201895
112
Population 18201895
134
The Trading Structure 18201895
161
Foreign Trade 18201895
181
Currency and Finance 18201895
276
Madagascar in the Scramble for Indian Ocean Africa
305
The Rise and Fall of Imperial Madagascar
340
French Claims to Madagascar
342
British Imperial Influence in Madagascar
343
Population References
344
Bibliography
347
Glossary
379

The Slave Trade 18201895
213
Transport and Communications 18201895
243
Index
385
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Page 352 - A Man in Shining Armour. The Story of the Life of William Wilson MRCS. and LRCP Missionary in Madagascar. Secretary of the Friends' Foreign Missionary Association (London, nd), 96; LMS, Ten Years Review of Mission Work.‎
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About the author (2005)

Gwyn Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Languages and International Trade at the University of Avignon. He is the editor of Southern Africa and Regional Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Regions (2003) and The Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia (2003). He is the author of numerous articles, in such scholarly journals as the Journal of African History and International Journal of African Historical Studies.

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TitleAn Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895: The Rise and Fall of an Island Empire
AuthorGwyn Campbell
Editionillustrated
PublisherCambridge University Press, 2005
ISBN0521839351, 9780521839358
Length76 pages
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