Thomas Anderson

Reassembling the Strange

Naturalists, Missionaries, and the Environment of Nineteenth-Century Madagascar

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how Western naturalists and missionaries understood the environment of Madagascar during the nineteenth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781498576055
• ISBN-10: 1498576052
• Artikelnr.: 53685263

Autorenporträt

Thomas Anderson is assistant professor at Merrimack College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter OneIntroduction
Environmental Origins
Malagasy Origins
Framework of the Book
Chapter TwoSeeking 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 ThreeInterpreting the Strange: Global Scientific Theories
The Case of the Aepyornis
Normalizing Fauna
From Lemuria to Biogeography
Conclusion
Chapter FourThe Scientific Community of the LMS
Protestant Missionaries as Naturalists
The Antananarivo Annual and the Scientific Community
A Global and Scientific Audience
Conclusion
Chapter FiveDefining 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 SixRedefining the Environment
The Tropical Becomes Familiar
Wresting Control from the Malagasy
Reshaping the Environment
A Plantation Once More
Conclusion
Chapter SevenA French Colonial World
Creating a Colony
The Creation of Forest Reserves
A New Scientific Madagascar
Conclusion