An economic history of Imperial Madagascar 1750-1895 : the rise and fall of an Island Empire
Gwyn Campbell, Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
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.
Print Book, English, 2009
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009
African Studies, 106
XVII, [1], 413, [1] strona : ilustracje ; 23 cm.
9780521839358, 9780521103916, 0521839351, 0521103916
1042900796
Introduction; 1. The traditional economy, 1750–1820: industry and agriculture; 2. The traditional economy, 1750–1820: commerce; 3. Empire and the adoption of autarky, 1810–26; 4. Industry and agriculture, 1820–95; 5. Labour, 1820–95; 6. Population, 1820–95; 7. The trading structure, 1820–95; 8. Foreign trade, 1820–95; 9. The slave trade, 1820–95; 10. Transport and communications, 1820–95; 11. Currency and finance, 1820–95; 12. Madagascar in the scramble for Indian Ocean Africa; Epilogue. The rise and fall of imperial Madagascar; Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.