{"product_id":"an-economic-history-of-imperial-madagascar-1750-1895-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-island-empire-hardback-9780521839358","title":"An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750–1895; The Rise and Fall of an Island Empire (Hardback) 9780521839358","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750–1895\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of an Island Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comprehensive economic history of pre-colonial Madagascar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGwyn Campbell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521839358, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 March 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e434 pages, 37 b\/w illus.  10 maps  38 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book is an economic tour de force around 'Imperial Madagascar'.\"    \u003cbr\u003ePier M. Larson, Johns Hopkins University, American Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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. Challenging conventional portrayals of nineteenth-century Madagascar as a unified and progressive kingdom, 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 to external capitalist and French colonial policies. Although by 1890, Madagascar was firmly integrated into a regional trade network stretching from South Africa to India, dominated by British Indians, Britain acknowledged French claims to Madagascar. France took 13 years to conquer Madagascar, finally succeeding only due to the internal collapse of Merina power.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The traditional economy, 1750–1820: industry and agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 2. The traditional economy, 1750–1820: commerce\u003cbr\u003e 3. Empire and the adoption of autarky, 1810–26\u003cbr\u003e 4. Industry and agriculture, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 5. Labour, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 6. Population, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 7. The trading structure, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 8. Foreign trade, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 9. The slave trade, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 10. Transport and communications, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 11. Currency and finance, 1820–95\u003cbr\u003e 12. Madagascar in the scramble for Indian Ocean Africa\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. The rise and fall of imperial Madagascar\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913321210136,"sku":"9780521839358","price":104.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521839358i_c5d20794-89fc-436f-9286-5530e8b26e54.jpg?v=1691368690","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-economic-history-of-imperial-madagascar-1750-1895-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-island-empire-hardback-9780521839358","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}