Reassembling the Strange
Autor Thomas Andersonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 oct 2018
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781498576055
ISBN-10: 1498576052
Pagini: 250
Dimensiuni: 160 x 230 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-10: 1498576052
Pagini: 250
Dimensiuni: 160 x 230 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Notă biografică
By Thomas Anderson
Cuprins
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
Descriere
This book examines how Western naturalists and missionaries understood the environment of Madagascar during the nineteenth century.