{"product_id":"the-rising-of-the-red-shawls-a-revolt-in-madagascar-1895-1899-paperback-9781107634893","title":"The Rising of the Red Shawls; A Revolt in Madagascar, 1895–1899 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107634893","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rising of the Red Shawls\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Revolt in Madagascar, 1895–1899\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1985, this book examines the rising of the menalamba, the Red Shawls, against French colonial rule in Madagascar in the 1890s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Ellis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107634893, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e226 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.2 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1985, this book examines the rising of the menalamba, the Red Shawls, against French colonial rule in Madagascar in the 1890s. Using the words of the Malagasy themselves and the archives of the Malagasy kings and queens, as well as European records, it tells from the inside the story of an Afro-Asian society at a moment of crisis. In the century before the French conquest, rising tensions between modernising kings, self-seeking Christian oligarchs and reactionary guardians of the ancient talismans had weakened the capacity of the kingdom to resist. But just two months after the French occupation of the capital the menalamba revivalist movement sought to restore the customs of the ancestors and expel the French from the island. The civil war of 1895–9, which was fully described here for the first time, has cast a shadow on Malagasy politics ever since.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The decline of Imerina\u003cbr\u003e 2. The provinces of Madagascar\u003cbr\u003e 3. The fall of Imerina (November 1894 to November 1895)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The rising of the menalambra (December 1895 to October 1896)\u003cbr\u003e 5. The war of the sects (November 1896 to November 1897)\u003cbr\u003e 6. The spread of resistance (1897 to 1899)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Chronology of events\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Glossary of Malagasy words\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Biographies of principal Malagasy figures\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\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":46005823111448,"sku":"9781107634893","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107634893i_f6e163cf-bf6d-4660-b7f3-2585ce4a5b4c.jpg?v=1696780923","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rising-of-the-red-shawls-a-revolt-in-madagascar-1895-1899-paperback-9781107634893","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}