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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,E?NOHI/ORY3 ,EM]G+ ,HI/ORIES 9 ,MADAGASC>4 ,JEFFREY ,C4 ,KAUF9ANN1 $4 ,E?NOHI/ORY1 SPECIAL ISSUE1 VOL4 #d#h1 NOS4 #a-#b4 ,DURHAM1 ,N4,C41 ,DUKE ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #b#a1 #cgi PP4 @s#a#e41 PAP]4 

,?IS VOLUME IS ! LATE/ AVAT> ( A GREAT TRADITION 9 ! AN?ROPOLOGY ( ,MADAGASC>1 :I* HAS = MANY YE>S REGUL>LY PRODUC$ 9NOVATIVE1 !ORETICALLY 9SI<TFUL1 EV5 BRILLIANT /UDIES1 :I*1 H[EV]1 9 ! 5D HAVE ALMO/ NO 9FLU5CE ON ! RE/ ( AN?ROPOLOGY BECAUSE H>DLY ANYONE NOTICES !Y EXI/4 

,I AM NOT QUITE SURE :Y ?IS IS4 ,P]HAPS IT'S BECAUSE ! ACADEMICS :O POLICE DISCIPL9>Y B\ND>IES HAVE NEV] KN[N QUITE :AT TO DO ) ,MADAGASC>1 A PLACE :I* SEEMS AT ONCE T]RIBLY 9SUL>-IT IS1 AFT] ALL1 AN ISL&1 & ECOLOGICALLY A UNIV]SE ALL ITS [N-& ALMO/ TOO COSMOPOLITAN2 :ILE LOCAT$ (F ! COA/ ( ,AFRICA1 ITS HI/ORY IS SO COMPLETELY ROOT$ 9 ! ,OLD ,WORLD ECONOMIES ( ! ,9DIAN ,OCEAN ?AT ! V]Y ,MALAGASY LANGUAGE COMES FROM ALMO/ HALFWAY >\ND ! WORLD4 ,>EA /UDIES PROGRAMS LUMP IT ) ,AFRICA & !N L>GELY IGNORE IT1 S9CE IT DOESN'T REALLY FIT2 PROJECTS /UDY+ ,9DIAN ,OCEAN HI/ORY IGNORE IT 9 FAVOR ( M]CANTILE CITIES2 ,AU/RONESIAN /UDIES 79S(> AS SU* A ?+ EXI/S7 SEE IT AS ONE EXTREME COM] ( A VA/ DIFFUSION2 9 ,FRANCE1 AN EM]G+ FIELD ( /UDIES 9 ! 0,9DIAN ,OCEAN ,ISL& ,WORLD0 WAS DE/ROY$ BY BUREAUCRATIC FIAT 9 ! #a#i#hS2 & SIMPLY HAV+ BE5 A ,FR5* COLONY R5D]S ,MADAGASC> SOME:AT (F ! ANGLOPHONE AN?ROPOLOGICAL MAP4 ,?OSE :O >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 CULTURE OR HI/ORY KN[ IT = ITS PLANTS & ANIMALS & SEE IT AS A K9D ( ONGO+ ECOLOGICAL DISA/]2 ! HUMAN POPULATION MA9LY EXI/S AS VILLA9S 9 ! PLOT4 

,?IS BOOK1 ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ AS A SPECIAL ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL ,E?NOHI/ORY1 CONSI/S ( AN 9TRODUCTION 7BY ! $ITOR1 ,JEFFREY ,KAUFMANN71 N9E CASE /UDIES1 & ALL ( F\R DIFF]5T 0COMM5T>IES03 BY ,MAURICE ,BLO* 7FROM ,5GL&71 ,MI*AEL ,LAMBEK 7FROM ,CANADA71 ,K>L ,EGG]T 7FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES71 & ,MANASSE ,ESOAVELOM&ROSO 7FROM ,MADAGASC>74 ,AS ONE W\LD EXPECT1 ! ESSAYS ALL MIX E?NOGRAPHIC & HI/ORICAL RESE>*1 BUT !Y C\LD BE GR\P$1 V]Y R\<LY1 9TO ?REE SETS ( ?REE4 

,! FIR/ SET CONSI/S ( ?REE ESSAYS AB\T PLANT LIFE4 ,TWO 9VOLVE ! SURPRIS+LY PASSIONATE REACTIONS ( =EIGN]S TO ,MALAGASY PLANT LIFE1 RANG+ FROM ,FR5* HATR$ =1 & CAMPAIGNS TO ]ADICATE1 ! PRICKLY PE> CACTUS1 :I* AMONG O!R ?+S PROVID$ MASSIVE =TIFICATION = LOCAL VILLAGES 9 ! ,MALAGASY S\?WE/ 7,KAUFMANN71 TO ! N9ETE5?-C5TURY FASC9ATION ) ! RAV9ALA1 OR 0TRAVEL]'S PALM10 SO CALL$ BECAUSE IT HOLDS TAPPABLE RES]VES ( WAT]1 IMAG9$ BY ,*RI/IAN COMM5TATORS AS A K9D ( BLE$+ PLANT :I* REPRES5T$ BO? ! BODY ( ,*RI/ & ! C\NTRY'S ,*RI/IAN M>TYRS-AN IMAGE :I* LIVES ON 9 CONTEMPOR>Y RHETORIC :I* REPRES5TS ,MADAGASC> AS A BLE$+ ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE1 ITS ]OD$ SOIL WA%+ \T TO SEA 7,FEELEY-,H>NIK74 ,! ?IRD1 BY ! ,MALAGASY E?NOGRAPH] ,JEANNE ,D9A1 IS ACTUALLY AB\T A POLE CALL$ ! HAZOMANGA 70BLUE WOOD0 OR 0TREE071 :I* BECOMES ! C5T] >\ND :I* ANCE/RALITY IS CREAT$ AMONG ! ,MASIKORO4 

,A SECOND SET ( ESSAYS FOCUSES ON RITUALS3 ,PI] ,L>SON PROVIDES A METICUL\S RECON/RUCTION ( ! HI/ORY ( ! HI<L&S' FAM\S FAMADIHANA RITUALS1 9VOLV+ ! EXHUMATION & REWRAPP+ ( ! DEAD2 ,&REW ,WAL% WRITES AB\T ! *ANG+ POLITICAL MEAN+S ( A MA/-RAIS+ C]EMONY 9 ! F> NOR?2 & ,LESLIE ,%>P CONTRIBUTES 0,Y\?1 ,L& & ,LIB]TY0 ON 9DEP5D5CE-DAY C]EMONIES 9 ! WE/]N CITY ( ,AMBANJA4 ,! F9AL SET ( ESSAYS C5T]S ON ! CON/RUCTION ( GR\P ID5TITIES 7,MANS>E ,M>IK&IA ON ! *ANG+ MEAN+ ( ! T]M 0,VEZO10 APPLI$ TO A FI%+ PEOPLE ( ! WE/ COA/2 ,K>5 ,MIDDLETON ON ! ,K>EMBOLA2 ,Y\NT1 ,TSIAZON]A1 & ,TUCK] ON ! ,MIKEA1 R5[N$ AS A =E/ POPULATION ( 0HUNT]-GA!R]S0 

,BUT REALLY1 ID5TITY-& EV5 MORE1 ! PROBLEMATIC NATURE ( ?IS CONCEPT IS ! COMMON !ME ?AT RUNS ?R\< ! 5TIRE COLLECTION4 ,?IS IS ANO!R WAY ?AT ,MALAGASY S*OL>%IP HAS ALWAYS BE5 AHEAD ( ! MA9/REAM3 T]MS LIKE 0TRIBE10 0E?NICITY10 & N[ 0ID5TITY0 HAVE T5D$ TO CRUMBLE 9 ! FACE ( ,MALAGASY E?NOGRAPHY LONG BE=E !IR PHILOSOPHICAL UND]P9N+S W]E *ALL5G$ 9 ! WORLD AS A :OLE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 TO LECTURE AN ,AFRO-,ASIAN POPULATION ?AT HAS BE5 ABSORB+ PEOPLE & IDEAS FROM ,9DIA1 ,FRANCE1 ,*9A1 ,WALES1 & ! ,P]SIAN ,GULF 7TO NAME A FEW7 FROM ! BEG9N+S ( ITS HI/ORY1 ) ! COLONIAL P]IOD (T5 SE5 LOCALLY AS SIMPLY ONE 9T]LUDE ( 9T5SE =EIGN CONTACT AMONG MANY1 AB\T ! IMPORTANCE ( 0HYBRIDITY0 IS PAT5TLY ABSURD4 ,HYBRIDITY IS ASSUM$4 ,! PROBLEM IS H[ ANYONE EV] MANAGES TO CON/RUCT AN IMAGE ( 0ID5TITIES0 FIX$ 9 SOME TIMELESS PA/ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,!SE ESSAYS C\LD BE READ TOGE!R AS ONE FASC9AT+ /UDY ( ! DIFF]5T WAYS ?AT TEMPOR>Y GR\P ALLEGIANCES >E PAT*$ TOGE!R1 US+ MAT]IAL IDIOMS ( FLE%1 BONE1 WOOD1 & SOIL1 ALONG ) COMPLEX 9TEGRATION ( POLITICAL LOYALTIES 7OR ! LACK ( !M71 WAYS ( MAK+ A LIV+1 & ANCE/RAL TABOOS4 ,E?NONYMNS ?AT APPE> 9 S*OL>LY >TICLES (T5 TURN \T TO BE TEMPOR>Y M>K]S PULL$ \T ( ?IS 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX MOSAIC 9 C]TA9 CONTEXTS ?AT MEAN NO?+ AT ALL 9 O!R ONES4 ,ONE (T5 SEEMS TO 5C\NT] ! K9D ( BLOOD-&-SOIL IMAG]Y FAMILI> FROM MOD]N E?NONATIONALISM1 BUT H]E ORGANIZ$ >\ND SEX 9/EAD ( DEA?1 & H5CE ) 5TIRELY DIFF]5T IMPLICATIONS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,MALAGASY HAVE BUILT A K9D HI/ORICAL >T ( CREAT+ IMAG9>Y C5T]S ( P[] SO AS TO E/ABLI% PRAGMATIC =MS ( AUTONOMY 9 RELATION TO !M4 

,!RE IS MU* TO BE LE>N$ H]E1 AB\T COSMOPOLITANISM1 ! NATURE ( HI/ORY1 ID5TITY1 HUMAN POSSIBILITIES 4444 ,IT W\LD BE NICE TO ?9K ?AT ANYONE WAS PAY+ ATT5TION4 

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