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An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895
Gwyn Campbell
其他書名
The Rise and Fall of an Island Empire
出版Cambridge University Press, 2005-03-14
主題Business & Economics / Economic HistoryHistory / GeneralHistory / Africa / GeneralHistory / Africa / South / GeneralSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN05218393519780521839358
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=13Yt9jLuKzsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.