This book examines how Western naturalists and missionaries understood the environment of Madagascar during the nineteenth century.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Thomas Anderson is assistant professor at Merrimack College.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter One Introduction Environmental Origins Malagasy Origins Framework of the Book Chapter Two Seeking the Strange The Tropical Eden and a Scientific Turn Exploration and the Malagasy The Man-Eating Tree and Scientific Discovery Finding the Strange Legitimizing Folklore Conclusion Chapter Three Interpreting the Strange: Global Scientific Theories The Case of the Aepyornis Normalizing Fauna From Lemuria to Biogeography Conclusion Chapter Four The Scientific Community of the LMS Protestant Missionaries as Naturalists The Antananarivo Annual and the Scientific Community A Global and Scientific Audience Conclusion Chapter Five Defining the Malagasy: Language and Race on Madagascar Language as a Civilizing Tool Differentiating the Malagasy Missionary Experiences Spreading the Racial Word The Slave Trade and the Merina Kingdom Conclusion Chapter Six Redefining the Environment The Tropical Becomes Familiar Wresting Control from the Malagasy Reshaping the Environment A Plantation Once More Conclusion Chapter Seven A French Colonial World Creating a Colony The Creation of Forest Reserves A New Scientific Madagascar Conclusion
Chapter One Introduction Environmental Origins Malagasy Origins Framework of the Book Chapter Two Seeking the Strange The Tropical Eden and a Scientific Turn Exploration and the Malagasy The Man-Eating Tree and Scientific Discovery Finding the Strange Legitimizing Folklore Conclusion Chapter Three Interpreting the Strange: Global Scientific Theories The Case of the Aepyornis Normalizing Fauna From Lemuria to Biogeography Conclusion Chapter Four The Scientific Community of the LMS Protestant Missionaries as Naturalists The Antananarivo Annual and the Scientific Community A Global and Scientific Audience Conclusion Chapter Five Defining the Malagasy: Language and Race on Madagascar Language as a Civilizing Tool Differentiating the Malagasy Missionary Experiences Spreading the Racial Word The Slave Trade and the Merina Kingdom Conclusion Chapter Six Redefining the Environment The Tropical Becomes Familiar Wresting Control from the Malagasy Reshaping the Environment A Plantation Once More Conclusion Chapter Seven A French Colonial World Creating a Colony The Creation of Forest Reserves A New Scientific Madagascar Conclusion
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