Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-305) and index.
Contents:
Settlement (400-1099) -- Transforming the island (1100-1599) -- Royalty and the rise of kingdoms (1600-1699) -- The slave-trader kings (1700-1816) -- The kingdom of Madagascar (1817-1895) -- The French period (1896-1972) -- An island in the world (1973-2002).
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